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Meta Outages: Thousands Experiencing Issues With Facebook, Instagram, Other Platforms
Tens of thousands of Meta users are experiencing outages across its platforms.
Just before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, there were numerous reports of outages on Downdetector.com, including 69,000 on Instagram, over 1,000 on Facebook, and 10,000 on WhatsApp.
Meta issued a statement on the outages on X at around 1:45 p.m.
"We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps," the statement said. "We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience."
We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some use…
Moderation Mess: Meta Admits Harmless Content Often Gets Taken Down
Meta is admitting that harmless content gets taken down amid criticism for its handling of moderation.
“Too often, harmless content gets taken down, or restricted, and too many people get penalized unfairly,” the company's president of global affairs, Nick Glegg, told reporters on Monday, Dec. 2, according to a report in The Verge.
Meta's platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp.
Despite advancements in AI moderation, Clegg acknowledged there is still “work to do” in ensuring fair and accurate enforcement, the report said.
Meta has promised to refine its…
Conspiracy Theorist Who Set Himself On Fire Outside Trump Trial Has NJ, PA Ties
Maxwell Azzarello, a conspiracy theorist who set himself ablaze outside of a Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial was under way, appears to have ties to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
At 1:30 p.m., Azzarello, 36, walked into the center of a park near the courthouse, took out pamphlets containing conspiracy theories and propaganda from a backpack, and threw them in the air. Then, he took out an accelerant and lit himself on fire, NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maggi said.
Civilians and nearby officers extinguished the blaze and Azzarello was taken to the&nb…
Former Phillies Manager Ryne Sandberg Shares Cancer Diagnosis
Ryne Sandberg, the one-time manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and Hall of Fame second baseman, is battling prostate cancer, he announced on Instagram on Monday, Jan. 22.
"Last week, I learned that I have been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer," he wrote in a statement.
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"I have begun treatment, and I am surrounded by my loving wife Margaret, our incredibly supportive family, the best medical team, and our dear friends."
Sandberg, 6…
Sofía Vergara Wipes PA Native Husband Joe Manganiello From Instagram
There was barely a trace of Joe Manganiello on Sofia Vergara's Instagram on Monday, July 17, as word spread the pair appeared to be separating after seven years together
Manganiello, a Pittsburgh native, proposed to Vergara after six months of dating on Christmas Eve 2014, US Weekly reported at the time.
The "Magic Mike" performer wed the Modern Family star in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 22, 2015, as CNN reported.
Over the weekend, it appears, Vergara removed all photos, videos, and tags of images with her husband from her Instagram.
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Missing PA Girl Found With 22-Year-Old Sex Offender In Virginia, Police Say
A missing Pennsylvania girl was found on Tuesday, May 23 in Virginia with an Ohio sex offender, authorities said.
Emily High, who disappeared out of Chambersburg, PA on May 15, was unharmed, while Jaret Wright was taken into custody, upon being located in Purceville, VA, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Jaret, whose real name is Jaret John Wright, hails from Florida and allegedly met Emily on Instagram, PSP said on Friday, May 19.
Originally, Daily Voice was told by the family and friends of the family that the missing Chambersburg girl had disappeared from Scotland Road in Chambe…
