Facebook, Instagram hacked? Meta users wonder what's causing outage
1 year ago

Facebook, Instagram hacked? Meta users wonder what's causing outage

Hindustan Times  

After Meta's social media platforms Facebook and Instagram suffered global outage, several users took to Elon Musk-owned X raising concerns if their accounts had been compromised. “Make sure yall change yall passwords when yall get back in yall Facebook & Instagram #hacked,” a user named NOVA posted. Meta's response on outage On global Facebook and Instagram outage, Meta said it is looking into widespread outage of Facebook, Instagram and Threads platforms. Facebook's status page, intended for advertisers, said the site was suffering "major disruptions" and that "engineering teams are actively looking to resolve the issue as quickly as possible."

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Elon Musk's X back up after brief outage in the US
3 days, 12 hours ago

Elon Musk's X back up after brief outage in the US

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly Twitter, on Friday recovered after a short outage that impacted thousands of users in the US, according to DownDetector, a website that monitors online service interruptions. Social media platform X faced a brief outage targeting its US users on Friday More than 53,000 people had reported that the platform was down, at 2:46 …

Instagram down along with Facebook; frustrated users complain about system failures
6 days, 18 hours ago

Instagram down along with Facebook; frustrated users complain about system failures

Hindustan Times  

Instagram is down as well as Facebook faces issues as users encountered major disruptions on Tuesday morning, starting around 9 a.m. Instagram and Facebook face severe outage Instagram down has affected over 500 accounts with users complaining about not being able to interact with posts via comments. Netizens react to Instagram, Facebook down A user wrote on X, “Everyone running …

Instagram and Facebook down: Meta’s social media platforms face significant outages in the US
6 days, 18 hours ago

Instagram and Facebook down: Meta’s social media platforms face significant outages in the US

Live Mint  

Meta’s social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, with users around the world reporting difficulties accessing core features, especially in the US. Downdetector, an independent outage tracking website, registered a surge in reports from users struggling to post content, with Instagram’s comments section appearing to be the most severely affected. Around 63 per cent reported …

Elon Musk’s X down globally for 4th time in two days, users ask ‘is it banned?’
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s X down globally for 4th time in two days, users ask ‘is it banned?’

Live Mint  

Elon Musk owned social media platform X is facing another outage, according to Downdetector. As per the website, 48 per cent of X users faced problems in accessing the social media website and 43 per cent are facing faced problems with accessing the app. About 9 per cent users faced problems with ‘server connection’ as X faced a massive outage …

Musk says X hit by major cyberattack
Trending News
3 weeks ago

Musk says X hit by major cyberattack

Raw Story  

Elon Musk said X was hit by a major cyberattack on Monday as outages plagued users of the platform once known as Twitter. "There was a massive cyberattack against X," Musk said in a post on the platform. The post noted protests against the Department of Government Efficiency that Trump entrusted to Musk, along with Tesla shops being vandalized, suggesting …

Elon Musk mocked for failure trifecta as Twitter suffers 'major outage'
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk mocked for failure trifecta as Twitter suffers 'major outage'

Raw Story  

The social media site X is experiencing a "major outage," reported The Independent on Monday, and it has become another red flag that billionaire Elon Musk is not the business "genius" that he has long been touted as. Many social media accounts on Twitter alternative BlueSky were quick to pile on the latest Musk flub, which has also included recent …

Elon Musk claims 'massive cyberattack' on X amid series of global outages
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk claims 'massive cyberattack' on X amid series of global outages

Hindustan Times  

Amid a series of global outages of social media platform ‘X’, its CEO Elon Musk on Monday claimed that there was and still is a “massive cyberattack” against the microblogging medium. Elon Musk said that his team was tracing the alleged the cyber attack on X. Earlier in the day, the Elon Musk-owned platform was facing multiple outages as per …

'A country is involved:' Elon Musk says X suffered massive cyberattack; 'Dark Storm' claims responsibility
3 weeks ago

'A country is involved:' Elon Musk says X suffered massive cyberattack; 'Dark Storm' claims responsibility

Firstpost  

The latest outage was reported at 8:44 pm IST, with more than 34,500 users reporting issues in accessing the app in US alone on Downdetector The outage was recorded in nations like US, India, Australia and the UK. US billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Monday faced a massive outage for the third time in a day, with …

Elon Musk's social platform X suffers series of global outages
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's social platform X suffers series of global outages

Hindustan Times  

The Elon Musk-led social media platform X suffered second outage for several users across the world. Elon Musk bought social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2022. In March 2023 the social media platform then known as Twitter experienced a bevy of glitches for over an hour as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in …

Elon Musk claims of 'massive cyberattack' as X faces multiple outage in a day
Trending News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk claims of 'massive cyberattack' as X faces multiple outage in a day

India TV News  

Elon Musk claims of 'massive cyberattack' as X faces multiple outage in a day X faced its third major outage in 24 hours, with over 40,000 users reporting disruptions globally. Social media giant X suffered its third major outage within a day, with over 40,000 reports of service disruptions recorded as of March 10, 2025. The heaviest disruptions were reported …

Elon Musk claims cyberattack on X, blames 'coordinated group or country' for outage
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk claims cyberattack on X, blames 'coordinated group or country' for outage

India Today  

Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said there could be a possibility of X facing a "massive cyberattack" after the social media platform faced three outages in a day. Musk claimed that X was being attacked every day and said either a coordinated group or a country was involved in the global outage. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country …

Shreya Ghoshal says her Twitter account has been hacked for over two weeks now: I've tried everything in my capacity to…
1 month ago

Shreya Ghoshal says her Twitter account has been hacked for over two weeks now: I've tried everything in my capacity to…

Hindustan Times  

Singer Shreya Ghoshal on Saturday said that her X account has been hacked and warned fans not to access any link sent from her profile on the microblogging site. The singer said that her X account was hacked on February 13, and she has been trying to get it restored ever since. My Twitter / X account is hacked since …

Amid India's Got Latent controversy, Tanmay Bhat’s hacked X account promotes meme coins: 'Please don’t click on any...'
1 month ago

Amid India's Got Latent controversy, Tanmay Bhat’s hacked X account promotes meme coins: 'Please don’t click on any...'

Firstpost  

In the now deleted post on X, the account spoke about memes and Solana—a blockchain platform known for its SOL tokens Amid India’s Got Latent controversy, YouTuber and comedian Tanmay Bhat’s X account was hacked last night. In the now deleted post on X, the account spoke about memes and Solana—a blockchain platform known for its SOL tokens. Guys, looks …

Trisha's X account hacked, actor alerts fans about suspicious posts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trisha's X account hacked, actor alerts fans about suspicious posts

India Today  

Actor Trisha Krishnan shared on Tuesday, that her X account had been hacked. One of the posts, which was later removed from her account, featured Trisha’s picture with the caption: “I am excited to do something like this for the first time. I love you all.” Interestingly, this is not the first time Trisha’s social media accounts have been hacked. …

‘More drama’ with Swara Bhasker's Twitter account; actor says she's been hacked
2 months ago

‘More drama’ with Swara Bhasker's Twitter account; actor says she's been hacked

Hindustan Times  

A day after Swara Bhasker called out X for permanently suspending her account over copyright infringement, she posted an update on Instagram that she has been hacked. The actor shared screenshots of updates she received from team X. Swara Bhasker posted screenshots of the latest updates she received from X. Swara Bhasker gets hacked Swara posted on her Instagram and …

Meta’s Facebook, Instagram are witnessing a user exodus. Here’s why
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta’s Facebook, Instagram are witnessing a user exodus. Here’s why

Firstpost  

The company’s move to the right spearheaded by CEO Mark Zuckerberg ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump is causing a user exodus from many of Meta’s platforms. The company’s move to the right spearheaded by CEO Mark Zuckerberg ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump is causing a user exodus from many of Meta’s platforms including Facebook …

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads not working amid major outage
Trending News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads not working amid major outage

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy All of Meta’s platforms – Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads – went …

WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook nearly back after global outage; Meta doing last checks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook nearly back after global outage; Meta doing last checks

India Today  

Social media platforms WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook were down for thousands of users globally, disrupting communication and social media activities on Wednesday. Meta said it was working to resolve the technical issue and said it was doing some last-minute checks as most users reported that they could use the social media applications again. According to the outage tracking website DownDetector, …

Instagram app down? Netizens flag glitch ‘stops working, feature down, other people having same problems…’
4 months, 1 week ago

Instagram app down? Netizens flag glitch ‘stops working, feature down, other people having same problems…’

Live Mint  

Social media platform Instagram is experiencing technical glitches across the globe, with many netizens moving to X to complain about the app not working. It also reported that around 40 per cent of users experienced server issues, 41 per cent had login issues, 14 per cent saw their feeds interrupted. It also showed that complaints started coming in close to …

Instagram down: Users unable to send posts, messages, login failures reported
4 months, 1 week ago

Instagram down: Users unable to send posts, messages, login failures reported

India TV News  

Instagram is currently experiencing a widespread outage that is affecting thousands of users around the world, with a notable number of reports coming from India. Over 1,500 users have indicated issues, with 70 percent citing problems with the app itself, 16 percent reporting server connection difficulties, and 14 percent unable to log into their accounts. This outage has caused considerable …

Bluesky crashes as Elon Musk’s X faces exodus, with Hollywood making shift; Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg…
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bluesky crashes as Elon Musk’s X faces exodus, with Hollywood making shift; Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg…

Hindustan Times  

Bluesky is taking off! Bluesky, a social network competing with X, is gaining popularity with over 16 million users, including Hollywood celebrities. While Musk’s X platform boasts an estimated 317 million users, Bluesky’s user base is still relatively small. However, it is steadily growing as many Hollywood celebrities and users move away from Musk’s platform, especially after Donald Trump secured …

Instagram appears to be down as thousands of users report outages
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Instagram appears to be down as thousands of users report outages

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Instagram appears to be down, with users across different countries reporting outages of …

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X
6 months ago

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X

Salon  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a prolific spreader and amplifier of misinformation on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a new report alleges. Two other accounts that experienced massive boosts from Musk either amplified or outright invented conspiracy theories suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign adopted a Nazi slogan; that Ukraine sold weapons to Hamas; and that Venezuelan …

Instagram Threads was supposed to be Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter killer. A year on, what happened?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Instagram Threads was supposed to be Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter killer. A year on, what happened?

The Independent  

When Elon Musk bought Twitter in October 2022, the platform’s obituaries were already being written. Last week, Meta boss Zuckerberg announced that the app has more than 175 million active users – showing that it was still growing, albeit slower. What was notable, however, is what he didn’t say: Meta has not announced daily active users for Threads, despite doing …

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts

India TV News  

Meta announced that it would roll back certain restrictions which were imposed earlier on former U.S. President Donald Trump- for using Facebook and Instagram. Background of suspension and reinstatement Following the events of January 6, when Meta indefinitely suspended Trump's accounts due to his comments which were praising the individuals involved in storming the U.S. Capitol. Changes in monitoring Meta …

Rubina Dilaik reacts to her X account getting hacked: It really doesn’t give you a sense of security
10 months ago

Rubina Dilaik reacts to her X account getting hacked: It really doesn’t give you a sense of security

Hindustan Times  

Rubina Dilaik was the latest victim to fall prey to online hacking. Rubina Dilaik's X account got hacked Dilaik further elaborates that when she tried to login again, there wasn’t any luck. My topmost concern was to let me fans know about it so that if there is any illegal activity happening, they shouldn’t get trapped,” the actor adds, highlighting …

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ABP News  

Brazilian Supreme Court had ordered X to block certain accounts back in 2022 and now the lawyers representing X in Brazil's Supreme Court argued that the "operational faults" have allowed users who were ordered blocked to stay active on the social media platform. This was in response to Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes asking X why it allegedly did …

Instagram and Threads features down as thousands report issues
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Instagram and Threads features down as thousands report issues

The Independent  

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Facebook, Instagram outage: Memes on X mock Mark Zuckerberg and his India visit
1 year ago

Facebook, Instagram outage: Memes on X mock Mark Zuckerberg and his India visit

Hindustan Times  

Facebook-Instagram Global Outage: Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger suffered a brief outage on Tuesday evening when thousands of users in India and several other countries were unable to access the platforms or logged out from them for over an hour. #Instagramdown, Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg were trending on the social media platform as users expressed how they were …

Meta's millions lost: How much did Zuckerberg lose after Facebook, Instagram global outage
1 year ago

Meta's millions lost: How much did Zuckerberg lose after Facebook, Instagram global outage

Hindustan Times  

Social media went dark on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, as a major outage swept across Meta's platforms globally. The reason behind the Meta global outage All of Meta's owned social media platforms faced technical glitches, similar to those in 2021, resulting in a 7-hour outage. A Facebook insider informed DailyMail.com that their internal systems were down during the outage, with …

Elon Musk takes veiled dig at Meta after Instagram, Facebook face global outage, shares meme
1 year ago

Elon Musk takes veiled dig at Meta after Instagram, Facebook face global outage, shares meme

India TV News  

Following a global outage of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday night, Elon Musk took a swipe at rival Meta. Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022, shared posts in response to the outage of Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta. Users flag global outage On Tuesday night, social media users across the world complained of widespread outages …

What caused Facebook and Instagram outage? Meta explains
1 year ago

What caused Facebook and Instagram outage? Meta explains

Hindustan Times  

Many users worldwide, including in India, encountered login issues with Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram that were down for more than a couple of hours on Tuesday evening before being restored. The network outage problem across Google and Meta apps was reported around 9pm, as per network outage tracking platform Down Detector. Meta acknowledged the widespread issues affecting their platforms …

Facebook, Instagram back after 2-hour long global outage
1 year ago

Facebook, Instagram back after 2-hour long global outage

Hindustan Times  

Meta's Facebook and Instagram are up again after a two-hour long outage. Earlier in the day, Meta's Facebook, Instagram and Threads platforms suffered a massive global outage, with users from India and other countries complaining of being locked out of their accounts. Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be …

Elon Musk trolls Facebook, Instagram amid global outage
1 year ago

Elon Musk trolls Facebook, Instagram amid global outage

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk on Tuesday took to social media platform X to share his take on Meta's Facebook and Instagram facing global outage. The billionaire share an animated image of a penguin bearing X logo staring at others having logos of Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Social media platform X owner Elon Musk Social media giant Meta said that it was looking …

Instagram, Facebook services resume after outage
1 year ago

Instagram, Facebook services resume after outage

Live Mint  

Social media apps Facebook and Instagram have resumed services after a short outage on 5 March. Taking to X, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said, “Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. Outage tracking website Downdetector.com also revealed that Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were down for tens of thousands of users on …

Elon Musk takes dig at Meta as Instagram, Facebook face global outage
1 year ago

Elon Musk takes dig at Meta as Instagram, Facebook face global outage

Live Mint  

Just as Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Messenger platforms faced global outage for over 30 minutes leaving users struggling to log into their accounts, Elon Musk took a jibe at Meta in a post on X. Taking a jibe at Meta, Elon Musk said, “If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working,” prompting immediate reactions from users on …

Instagram, Facebook down: Meta issues first response to global outage
1 year ago

Instagram, Facebook down: Meta issues first response to global outage

Hindustan Times  

Meta acknowledged issues with its social media platforms, saying that the company is actively working to resolve the problem. We are working on this now," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media on Tuesday. Instagram, Facebook down Meta is currently facing widespread outages, leading to disruptions on global platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and …

Instagram, Facebook down globally, users urged to ‘log in again’; Meta says…
1 year ago

Instagram, Facebook down globally, users urged to ‘log in again’; Meta says…

Live Mint  

Facebook and Instagram services were restored after an outage was reported in India and many other parts of the world Tuesday evening. “Log in again; session expired; couldn't refresh feed,” were some of the messages that popped up while using the Facebook and Instagram apps. Outage tracking website Downdetector.com also revealed that Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were down for …

Facebook, Instagram down globally, users complain of being logged out
1 year ago

Facebook, Instagram down globally, users complain of being logged out

Hindustan Times  

Instagram, Facebook down: Meta grapples with widespread outages as Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Messenger experience disruptions globally on Tuesday. Instagram, Facebook, Meta, Messenger not working Users experienced issues around 8:56 pm, reporting difficulties in loading content on their feeds. London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks also reported on X that four Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads, were currently …

'Abhi thik karke deta hun': Internet hit with hilarious memes as Facebook, Instagram face outage
1 year ago

'Abhi thik karke deta hun': Internet hit with hilarious memes as Facebook, Instagram face outage

India TV News  

Barely minutes after Facebook and Instagram faced a global outage, social media users rushed to other social media sites to report the inconvenience while sharing tonnes of funny memes. Meta acknowledges Facebook, Instagram down Downdetector-- a website that tracks outages-- has recorded over 3,00,000 Facebook outages and over 47,000 outage reports for Instagram worldwide. London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks said …

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
1 year ago

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

LA Times  

A technical issue caused users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms to experience login issues in what appears to have been a widespread outage. A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday. Andy Stone, Meta’s head of communications, acknowledged the issues on X, formerly known as …

Instagram is down so let these memes keep you company. Best ones
1 year ago

Instagram is down so let these memes keep you company. Best ones

India Today  

Meta’s popular social media services, Facebook and Instagram, experienced significant downtime on Tuesday evening. The world may not have a chance to see a fight between Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and X’s Elon Musk, but the virtual tussle was visible as people rushed to the micro-blogging site formerly known as Twitter to confirm the news and share memes. Let these memes …

Meta’s Instagram, Facebook hit by widespread outages
1 year ago

Meta’s Instagram, Facebook hit by widespread outages

Al Jazeera  

Facebook users unable to sign in while Instagram users’ feeds not refreshed. Users of Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have experienced login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. “Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Threads, the …

Realme India's social media account HACKED: Here's what happened
1 year ago

Realme India's social media account HACKED: Here's what happened

India TV News  

Realme India's X is reportedly hacked as an unexpected tweet on the platform surfaced. A post made from Realme India’s handle stated, “ Is ship ka captain badal gaya hai. On the post, several X users commented with concern, and the hacker further commented that the administrator of the account has now changed and also wrote several things related to …

SEC account hack and Bitcoin price surge renew spotlight on X's security concerns
1 year, 2 months ago

SEC account hack and Bitcoin price surge renew spotlight on X's security concerns

The Hindu  

The hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's official account on X on Tuesday renewed concerns about the social media platform's security since its takeover by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022. "Something like that, where you can take over the SEC account and potentially affect the value of Bitcoin in the market - there's massive opportunity for disinformation," said …

X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts
1 year, 3 months ago

X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts

Firstpost  

Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, had a massive outage as users were unable to browse the platform. As per Downdetector, people were facing issues on the app, website, and Tweetdeck Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is down again and seems to be going through a global outage. As per Downdetector, the website that tracks when certain popular websites …

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Facebook hacked? Leo director addresses NSFW videos posted online
1 year, 3 months ago

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Facebook hacked? Leo director addresses NSFW videos posted online

Hindustan Times  

Fans were in for a rude shock on Wednesday morning when a Facebook account named after Lokesh Kanagaraj began posting some NSFW videos. Lokesh Kanagaraj denies that he shared the videos Not on Facebook Lokesh shared a statement on his X claiming that he only has Instagram and Twitter accounts. Please feel free to ignore and unfollow any other hoax …

Meta finds thousands of China-based Facebook accounts trying to influence opinions ahead of US, and India elections
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta finds thousands of China-based Facebook accounts trying to influence opinions ahead of US, and India elections

Op India  

In its latest issue of the quarterly “Adversarial Threat” report, Facebook parent Meta said it took down a network of 4789 China-based fake and misleading accounts. In its report, Meta stated that China now ranks as the third-largest geographical source of such deceptive networks carrying out what Meta calls “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”, while Russia and Iran continue to lead. The …

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped

ABC  

An independent committee has found that X, formerly Twitter, was in breach of Australia's voluntary misinformation and disinformation code, and has withdrawn it as a signatory. Key points: X removed the mechanism for reporting misinformation posted on its platform The ability to report misinformation is a key tenet of the ACPDM code The code is voluntary X removed the mechanism …

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