Facebook and Facebook-owned apps Instagram and WhatsApp have been hit by an outage on Monday affecting users around the world. Users around the world reported being unable to log into any of the services a little before noon eastern time on Monday. The website Downdetector, which collates complaints about web outages, said there were more than 30,000 Canadians complaining about an outage. Instagram logged 21,000 reports of outages, while there were at least 14,000 reports about WhatsApp in Canada alone. CBC
Facebook Whistleblower
Meanwhile, Facebook is plummeting on the stock market after allegations that the firm has “pursued power over truth”. The allegation and documentation come from Frances Haugen, a former product manager at the company. She made the revelations to CBS 60 Minutes.
