![]() ![]() ![]() (CNN) 70m people signed up for Telegram messaging app during Facebook’s hours-long outage, founder saysįacebook’s 3.5bn users were unable to access its products, including Instagram and Messenger, because of a faulty configuration change the company announced. Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov announced the massive boost in what he called a “record increase in user registration and activity”. Messaging app Telegram says it added 70m new users during the six-hour outage of Facebook and WhatsApp. The outage was caused by changes to Facebook’s routers, which also stopped the company’s communication efforts ‘We are digitally addicted’: Big tech expert advises how we should view Facebook’s mass outageįacebook stock nosedive costs Zuckberg $6bn as whistleblower interview and service outage rattle investors Key pointsĪ Facebook whistleblower is currently testifying in the US Senate Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go down? Read our live coverage of the outage below In June and April this year, the social media giant’s platforms unexpectedly went down due to a “network configuration issue”. It comes as former Facebook product manager and data scientist Frances Haugen testifies before a Senate subcommittee about the company’s research into Instagram’s effect on the mental health of young users. ![]() Other related products, such as Facebook Messenger and Workplace, also stopped working.įacebook has now explained in a detailed blog post what caused the outage - and why it took so long to fix. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – stopped working shortly before 5pm UK time on Monday. Enhanced Reporting and Blocking Updates: Now you can report full conversations in addition to single messages on Instagram, and receive proactive blocking suggestions across Instagram and Messenger when you add your accounts.WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are now back online after being down for more than six hours in a major outage.Message Controls: Decide who can message you directly, and who can’t message you at all.Animated Message Effects: Add visual flair to your message with animated send effects.Replies: Respond directly to a specific message in your chat and keep the conversation flowing.Forwarding: Easily share great content with up to five friends or groups.Custom Emoji Reactions: Create a shortcut of your favorite emojis to react quickly to messages from friends.Chat Colors: Personalize your chats with fun color gradients.Selfie Stickers: Create a series of boomerang stickers with your selfie to use in conversation.Vanish Mode: Choose a mode where seen messages disappear after they’re seen or when you close the chat.Watch Together: Enjoy watching videos on Facebook Watch, IGTV, Reels (coming soon!), TV shows, movies, and more with friends and family during a video call. ![]()
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