Meta Platforms-owned Facebook and Instagram are down for hundreds of thousands of users across the globe on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The disruptions started around 10:00 am ET, with more than 300,000…
A Frenchman suffering from a rare and incurable condition is livestreaming his death on social media as he refuses to take food, drink or medicine after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthanasia. Alain Cocq, 57, who…
A terrified teenager has had to turn to the high court to force Facebook to reveal the identity of an anonymous poster who threatened her with rape, gang rape and murder. In the matter, which will be argued in the Johannesburg high court…
The software maker plans to partner with Facebook on Microsoft’s xCloud mobile game service New York — Microsoft’s Xbox unit will shut down its Mixer video-game streaming service after failing to attract a large global user base and will…
A 30-year-old rape suspect masquerading as a pastor‚ who allegedly lured his victims through social media‚ has been arrested‚ police said on Sunday. Police spokesperson Col Adéle Myburgh said the man befriended his first victim‚ a…
A child abduction emergency alert system launched in SA on Thursday has an “Amber Alert” feature which when activated will appear in Facebook users’ news feeds if they are close to the town or city where the child was last seen. The…
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were down for a few hours and people worldwide were losing their minds. But at least we had memes to keep us company.
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is working to resolve issues faced by some users while sending media files on its social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram. More than 14,000 users reported issues with Instagram, while…
Facebook Inc’s social networking site, photo-sharing social network Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp were inaccessible to some users on Sunday, downdetector.com, which monitors outages, showed. Downdetector.com indicated that there…
Facebook says it is aware of outages on its various platforms, which include Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp and is working to resolve the issue. Facebook took to Twitter to post updates “We’re aware that some people are…
Twelve years ago on this day‚ the social media platform Facebook announced that it was open to the public‚ but how has it affected the way people interact with each other? According to commentators on information and communications…
Are you chilling on Facebook or Instagram oversharing with friends – and then logging into your online banking with the same profile? You may be saying ‘hi’ to a cybercriminal. The South African Fraud Prevention Service wants us to become…
