Yes, Netflix was down, but it’s back up again

If you had trouble accessing Netflix earlier today, you weren’t alone. Netflix tweeted that it was “aware” of streaming issues, but said soon afterward that they had been resolved. We are aware of members having trouble streaming on all devices. We are investigating the issue and appreciate your patience. — Netflix CS (@Netflixhelps) June 11, […]

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Roku suffers major outage affecting Netflix, YouTube and other channels

Streaming service Roku got hit with its worst outage to date after a number customers suffered issues watching Netflix, YouTube and other channels for more than five hours. The issue — which Roku said is now fixed — saw some customers get FBI anti-piracy warnings instead of their chosen programming, as Variety first reported. A […]

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Lord save us, Twitter is down

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Everyone take a deep breathTwitter is down. 

The service, which last experienced another outage just three days ago, appears to once again be on the fritz. 

According to Down Detector, the problem is mainly focused in North America, Western Europe, and Japan. 

Oh no.

Oh no.

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At the time of this writing, this reporter’s Twitter feed is stuck on a tweet from 20 min ago — a lifetime in the Twitterverse. 

what the fuck is wrong with twitter

i cant even make my B- topical joke

— ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) April 20, 2018

According to the Twitter status page, “Currently people are unable to Tweet, engineering teams are investigating.” Read more…

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Twitter is down worldwide

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From the U.S. to Europe and Asia, Twitter has left us. 

“Something is technically wrong,” the website reads. The site claims it will have “things back to normal soon.” The Twitter app for iPhone will load, but if you try refreshing the feed, you’ll see the message, “Tweets aren’t loading right now.”

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We’ve reached out to Twitter for comment, and will update this story when we have more information. 

This story is developing…

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Here’s why your Instagram and Facebook feeds are looking bare this morning

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Were your Facebook and Instagram feeds looking pretty bare this morning? Fear not, you still have friends. The real reason was actually a massive global outage on Instagram and Facebook which hit the social networks late Thursday. 

Per DownDetector, the Facebook outage affected users in the U.S., UK, Mexico and parts of South America, with users reporting that they were unable to access the site for hoursAccording to TNW, the issue began around 1pm ET (6pm GMT). 

Facebook users—including publishers—were unable to post anything to the site during the outage, which might explain why your feed is looking pretty sparse this morning.  Read more…

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Facebook Messenger went down worldwide

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Facebook Messenger went down across the globe earlier today, leaving countless IMs as “read” with no response, but somehow the world kept turning.

Facebook messenger is down. Well I was getting tired of my messages being left on read anyway.

— Heel Turn Haden (@_TheSonOfMars_) December 5, 2017

Frazzled users started complaining of the outage at around 6 a.m. Eastern Time, according to popular status reporting site Outage Report. The issues appeared to affect the East Coast of the US, Europe, and southeast Asia, peaking at about 8 a.m.

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Facebook acknowledged the issue on its developers site after about an hour at 7:06 a.m. Eastern Time, posting a message stating that the outage was being investigated by a team working to find a solution to the problem. The social network hasn’t yet updated the page, so the investigation is ongoing. Read more…

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