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Africa: Whatsapp and Facebook Outage Sparks Confusion in Africa
DW, 5 October 2021
Without access to social media, many users felt lost. Their explanations for the technical glitch ranged from wild conspiracy theories to the not-too-far-fetched concern that… Read more »
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Africa: Small Businesses to Aid - How Facebook Outage Upended Lives
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 5 October 2021
An international Facebook outage scuttled the communications of people around the world - from aid workers dodging bombs in Syria, to entrepreneurs in Brazil Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Social Media Crash Leaves Millions Stranded
The Herald, 5 October 2021
Millions of people in Zimbabwe and billions more across the globe were yesterday left stranded when several social media platforms, including the very popular WhatsApp and Facebook… Read more »
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Nigeria: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Temporarily Shutdown
Premium Times, 4 October 2021
All three apps stopped working shortly before 5.00 p.m. Nigerian time. Read more »