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Facebook needs a serious fix
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/10/2021
» Over the years, we have seen an increasing number of people worldwide becoming hugely reliant on Facebook, using the platform of the social media giant to connect with loved ones or reconnect with lost ones.
Facebook grapples with another global outage
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Friday said users around the world again had problems accessing its services for hours due to a tweak of its system, just days after a massive outage caused in a similar fashion.
Equities steady ahead of key US jobs report
Business, Published on 09/10/2021
» Recap: Global stocks were mixed on Friday as investors awaited a key US employment report that could influence the Federal Reserve's timeline for scaling back its stimulus. European markets pulled back slightly but still held gains as investors welcomed the lifting of the US debt ceiling.
Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp shut down?
AFP, Published on 06/10/2021
» PARIS: Hundreds of millions of people were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than six hours on Monday, underscoring the world's reliance on platforms owned by the Silicon Valley giant.
Facebook outage a red flag for vendors
Business, Tharittawat Samejaidee, Published on 06/10/2021
» A Facebook outage that lasted about six hours on Monday night serves as a wake-up call for small businesses that rely heavily on the social media giant, suggesting they should consider expanding their reach via other sales channels to restrict disruption, according to e-commerce pundits.
Facebook fights global outage and whistleblower revelations
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - Facebook battled dueling crises on Monday as it tried to fix a large-scale outage of its dominant social network and fought against a whistleblower's damning revelations.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by widespread outage
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were hit by a massive outage Monday, impacting potentially tens of millions of people as users flocked to other networks to sound off.
Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger down in major outage
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» PARIS: Social media platforms Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger all went down in a major outage at around 1730 GMT on Friday, according to the tech monitoring website Downdetector.
Fresh bloodshed in Myanmar as UN set to meet on crisis
AFP, Published on 05/03/2021
» YANGON: A protester was shot dead in Myanmar on Friday in the latest round of bloodletting at anti-coup demonstrations, as the UN Security Council prepared to meet on the escalating crisis.
One killed as police open fire on protesters in Mandalay
Published on 05/03/2021
» YANGON: Police opened fire on protesting opponents of the Feb 1 military coup, killing one person, in the city of Mandalay on Friday, witnesses and media said.