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AppWizard

February 28, 2025

Facebook Messenger faces global outage affecting users in US, UK – The Times of India

Facebook's Messenger app is experiencing a global disruption, affecting users' ability to connect, send messages, and make calls. The issues are primarily reported by users in the United States and the United Kingdom, with over 573 complaints from the US and 1,819 from the UK, indicating that nearly 80% of the problems are related to message-sending failures. In the UK, 92% of users reported issues sending messages, while 5% had trouble receiving messages, and 2% faced difficulties accessing the app. In the US, 76% reported difficulties sending messages, 19% had issues with the app, and 5% encountered problems with the website. Server connection issues and various app and website malfunctions have also been reported. In contrast, only nine users in India reported issues, all related to receiving messages. The outage began around 8:56 PM IST and peaked at approximately 9:15 PM. As of now, Meta has not provided an official statement regarding the cause of the disruption.

AppWizard

December 12, 2024

Facebook And Instagram Down: Here’s What We Know About Widespread Outages

On Wednesday afternoon, Meta's applications, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, experienced significant disruptions starting around 12:30 p.m. EST. By approximately 1:10 p.m. EST, Facebook alone had over 100,000 outage reports. Instagram and WhatsApp also reported increasing issues. By just before 5:30 p.m. EST, Facebook's outage reports decreased to over 1,200 and Instagram's dropped to about 1,900 from a peak of more than 68,000. Meta's status page indicated major disruptions in its business tools, and users encountered error messages. After 5:30 p.m., Meta communicated on X, stating they were close to resolving the issues. This outage follows a previous global disruption in March that affected hundreds of thousands of users.

Winsage

August 2, 2024

Microsoft veteran shares Windows NT, 3.1, 95 Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) origin story

In July 2024, a global disruption occurred due to a flawed update from CrowdStrike Falcon, identified as a problematic IPC Template Type in their Preliminary Post Incident Review. Microsoft later provided an explanation of the incident. Raymond Chen, a Microsoft developer, clarified authorship of the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) in a blog post, stating there is no mystery regarding its creation. The original blue screen, referred to as the "blue screen of unhappiness," was created by Steve Ballmer for Windows 3.1. The first true BSOD kernel error was designed by John Vert for Windows NT 3.1 in 1993. Raymond Chen designed the BSOD for Windows 95, which allowed users to bypass the error message. The Windows 98 BSOD gained notoriety during a COMDEX keynote in 1998.

Winsage

July 19, 2024

Windows/CrowdStrike outage recap: Today’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ error explained

A global IT outage has caused Windows workstations and terminals to show 'DRIVEROVERRANSTACK_BUFFER' Blue Screen of Death errors, leading to disruptions in airlines, stores, TV stations, and internet services worldwide. Airlines like Delta, United, and American Airlines have grounded planes due to communication issues, while stores and online services have also been impacted. CrowdStrike has released a fix for the issue, but major financial institutions like banks and credit card companies are still experiencing outage reports. Mac and Linux systems were not affected by the outage, highlighting the world's dependence on the Windows operating system. Healthcare services have also been impacted, with hospitals around the world facing disruptions in patient care.

AppWizard

April 5, 2024

WhatsApp goes down, leaving users unable to send or receive messages

WhatsApp, a messaging app with two billion users, faced technical difficulties causing users to be unable to send or receive messages.

AppWizard

April 5, 2024

WhatsApp outage live updates as messaging app goes down worldwide

WhatsApp experienced a significant outage, leaving users unable to exchange messages, share videos, dispatch pictures, or transmit voice notes. The interruption began around 7pm Irish time, with users noticing the disruption in their digital communication routines. WhatsApp acknowledged the issue and assured users that they were working to restore normalcy. Instagram and Messenger, also part of the Meta family, experienced some operational glitches as well.

AppWizard

March 31, 2024

Facebook, Instagram and Messenger hit with worldwide outage

Meta's trio of social platforms - Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger - experienced a sweeping global outage starting at approximately 10:45am ET. The outage impacted regions across the US, the UK, parts of Europe, Asia, and beyond. The majority of distress signals were related to Facebook, with Messenger and Instagram also affected. Users migrated to Elon Musk's X platform to express frustrations and seek solidarity. The outage prompted scrutiny of Meta's infrastructure, with speculation that an internal system failure may have played a role. Comparisons were made to a colossal outage three years ago that resulted in significant revenue loss for Facebook.