TECH - 2023's Biggest Tech Meltdowns: Instagram's Blackout Overshadows Other Big Tech Outages Musk's X Stands Firm | Benzinga
The first half of 2023 witnessed some of the most staggering tech meltdowns. Notably, Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) Instagram witnessed a colossal outage, while Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, was surprisingly absent from the list shared by Downdetector.
What Happened: According to the report, on May 21 this year, Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram experienced a massive outage, plunging 2.4 million users into digital darkness. Users worldwide could not like photos, send direct messages, or even scroll through their feeds for several hours.
In contrast, although Musk’s X faced its share of controversies, it managed to maintain relative service stability throughout the first half of 2023.