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    Grand Master learningtofly's Avatar
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    Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all down...

    For anyone who - like me - thought it was a local problem and wasted time accordingly!

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    I don’t use fb or instagram, but this has made me realise just how much my circle of friends relies on whatsapp. More than 90% of our communication is probably about right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Possu View Post
    I don’t use fb or instagram, but this has made me realise just how much my circle of friends relies on whatsapp. More than 90% of our communication is probably about right.
    Yes, I'm off IG at present and barely use FB, but my wife is currently in Tenerife and we communicate via WhatsApp. Absolutely massive impact given the aggregated users globally.

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    Signal ftw
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
    Signal ftw
    +1

    And Telegram

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    Open source, private, XMPP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by learningtofly View Post
    Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all down...
    A return to a better world!

    (At least as far as FB and IG are concerned)

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    We've been using Viber across extended family for years now.

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    wow! yes IG and whattsap down, never experienced this before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ellsy_79 View Post
    wow! yes IG and whattsap down, never experienced this before.
    Stay strong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by learningtofly View Post
    Stay strong.
    ha ha ha exactly what I have just told one of my daughters when she informed me :) :)

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    #Thoughts&Prayers.

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    Perhaps there is a God after all!

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    new world order ?


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    Just needs a big reset I am sure.

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    First Covid and now this...! Tough decade so far.

    In before the 'how am I supposed to sell my watch' gags.

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    Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all down...

    Insulate Britain gluing themselves to underground cables?


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    Quote Originally Posted by tswatch66 View Post
    Insulate Britain gluing themselves to underground cables?


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    Squeeze them into cavity walls maybe?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingstepper View Post
    Squeeze them into cavity walls maybe?
    Especially if those walls are in Belmarsh :-)


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    Have they tried switching it off and back on again .... ..

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    If you know any narcissists now is perhaps the time to reach out to them (phone call, letter or perhaps face to face)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Onelasttime View Post
    We've been using Viber across extended family for years now.
    I bet that's seen some action.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrSmith View Post
    If you know any narcissists now is perhaps the time to reach out to them (phone call, letter or perhaps face to face)
    I always fancied myself as a narcissist.

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    Skynet becoming self aware....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave+63 View Post
    Perhaps there is a God after all!
    Correct.

    Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.

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    Coincidence ?


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    I use whatsapp because you aren’t accidentally going to get stung with SMS costs. The number of times I’ve sent a picture on iMessage only to realise my phone sent it as a picture message and I get stung with a 50p charge each picture!

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    Quote Originally Posted by learningtofly View Post
    For anyone who - like me - thought it was a local problem and wasted time accordingly!
    Yes, spent an hour researching DNS , VPN etc, etc,etc..Should look at TZ a bit more often .................

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    Why are you watching German-listed FB stock on a German-language app?


    * Stock is down because of the whistleblower allegations on 60 minutes yesterday. Suppose the downtime didn't help, but the stock was down earlier already.
    Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christian View Post
    I use whatsapp because you aren’t accidentally going to get stung with SMS costs. The number of times I’ve sent a picture on iMessage only to realise my phone sent it as a picture message and I get stung with a 50p charge each picture!
    You can change that in settings. Worth doing.

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    It’s hilarious isn’t it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    A return to a better world!

    (At least as far as FB and IG are concerned)
    Got to agree with that


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    The world would be a better place if they never came back online. Add Twitter to that. Social media is destroying society.
    Obviously TZ is exempt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mondie View Post
    The world would be a better place if they never came back online. Add Twitter to that. Social media is destroying society.
    Obviously TZ is exempt.
    Twitter at least is just a few very vocal folks - I don't know that it's as broadly damaging as Facebook. But if FB died, someone else would immediately fill that profitable gap...

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    Cut off from my wife abroad. Not complaining!

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    Quote Originally Posted by barneygumble View Post
    Twitter at least is just a few very vocal folks - I don't know that it's as broadly damaging as Facebook. But if FB died, someone else would immediately fill that profitable gap...
    Too true Barney, I think FB is the primary enemy here. Twitter gave Trump a platform though so it's more than just a few vocal folks.

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    Happy for IG & FB to stay down forever, but annoyingly WhatsApp is my main method of communication.


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    Annoyingly I have so many squid games fb/wa/insta memes that I want to send to my mate and now we're back to 2002 it'll cost a tenner to send her them 🤣

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    I want my INSTAGRAM!

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    I'm starting to feel very uninfluenced

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    The world has gone to hell in a handcart. Somebody has done a screenshot of a Facebook DNS error and put it up for sale as a NFT. Within minutes there is a bid of 0.1 ETH (=$330).

    Fück me, the asteroid to wipe us out cannot come fast enough.

    https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f9472...6797359849473/
    Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.

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    Christ all those watch bargains will end up on the SC now.

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    Amazing how people are complaining about outages for services they don't pay a penny for!

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    Pandora files leaked - All over S.M. - 3 S.M. platforms go down - Connected - Thoughts ???

    Asking for a friend

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    Instagram & whatsapp back in the game

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raffe View Post
    The world has gone to hell in a handcart. Somebody has done a screenshot of a Facebook DNS error and put it up for sale as a NFT. Within minutes there is a bid of 0.1 ETH (=$330).

    Fück me, the asteroid to wipe us out cannot come fast enough.

    https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f9472...6797359849473/
    Probably bid on it themselves in a hope to gain momentum.

    Then again, we're joking about people bidding on a worthless picture, but they're using a made up currency, so who the hell knows what's going on anymore...! Everyone after a get-rich-quick scheme, the world doesn't seem to reward honest work for most folk anymore.

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    Praise the lord

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    Quote Originally Posted by verv View Post
    Annoyingly I have so many squid games fb/wa/insta memes that I want to send to my mate and now we're back to 2002 it'll cost a tenner to send her them 藍
    What is this language you speak...?
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    They were all updating their monitoring and geo tracking systems and syncronizing.

    The virtual governments must all be aligned.

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