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Re:Meta outage by callalex on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:13PM (#39607161)
I can guarantee you with 100% confidence from experience that the call centers for AT&T, T-Mobile, Comcast, etc. are all blowing up right now because of users who assume that if the Instagram app isn’t loading it means the “wifi” is broken. Also keep in mind “wifi” doesn’t mean 802.11, it means “anything related to the internet” up to and including 4g/5g and Ethernet.
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Re:Meta outage by KMnO4 on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @04:45PM (#39609524)
Heh, as soon as I saw Instagram failing to load, I immediately assumed it was Roger’s fault. They just suck when it comes to reliability and Instagram has a much better track record.
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Re:Meta outage by lobocinza on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @05:11PM (#39609791)
Opened devconsole, saw it was a server error then went to HN for confirmation.
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Re:Meta outage by whatwhaaaaat on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:34PM (#39607468)
Ok great. How does that equate to having down detector filter reports?
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Re:Meta outage by callalex on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:01PM (#39611410)
The important step is to filter downdetector from your consciousness. It only exists as rage/cable news bait and nothing more. It is not a useful tool, it’s just a clever way to serve AdWords iFrames.
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