{"id":8304,"date":"2021-10-12T05:28:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T05:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1369557"},"modified":"2021-10-12T05:28:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T05:28:17","slug":"instagram-is-testing-an-outage-notification-so-you-dont-whine-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8304","title":{"rendered":"Instagram is testing an outage notification, so you don\u2019t whine on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A few days ago, residents of the internet flocked Twitter to complain about Facebook\u2018s services, including Instagram and WhatsApp, <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-messenger-all-down-outage\">being down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at a ton of stories and people complaining about the outage, the company itself wants to inform you about outages in the future. For that, it\u2019s testing a feature on Instagram that\u2019ll show you information about a technical glitch or service problems in your Activity Feed.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, the company will also notify you when the issue is resolved and everything\u2019s back to normal.<\/p>\n<p>Instagram said it doesn\u2019t want to send you notification for every outage:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p><span>We won\u2019t send a notification every single time there is an outage, but when we see that people are confused and looking for answers, we\u2019ll determine if something like this could help make things clearer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1369559 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-796x736.jpeg\" alt=\"Instagram is testing a feature that'll notify you about outages\" width=\"796\" height=\"736\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-796x736.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-227x210.jpeg 227w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-146x135.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-292x270.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-1536x1421.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-1592x1473.jpeg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n.jpeg 1640w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/instagram-down-notification-test-analysis#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F10%2F12%2Finstagram-down-notification-test-analysis%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Instagram is testing a feature that\u2019ll notify you about outages\" data-title=\"Share Instagram is testing a feature that\u2019ll notify you about outages on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Instagram is testing a feature that\u2019ll notify you about outages on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Instagram is testing a feature that\u2019ll notify you about outages<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1369559\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-796x736.jpeg\" alt=\"Instagram is testing a feature that'll notify you about outages\" width=\"796\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-796x736.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-227x210.jpeg 227w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-146x135.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-292x270.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-1536x1421.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n-1592x1473.jpeg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/242553837_387934779589582_3814076024417802200_n.jpeg 1640w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Currently, the company is testing this feature in the US, and might expand it globally later. Until this becomes available to everyone, there\u2019s our handy guide <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/facebook-whatsapp-instagram-down-how-to\">to check if your favorite social network is down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s a nifty little feature to quickly answer \u201cIs it just me or Instagram is down for everyone?\u201d Other apps should also follow this norm, and make the service status page more visible on their platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Along with this notification, Instagram is also rolling out a new tool called Account Status to know about reported posts and content. The hub will also inform you if you\u2019ve violated the social network\u2019s terms, and if your account is at the risk of being removed. You can read more about this new tool <a href=\"https:\/\/about.instagram.com\/blog\/announcements\/instagram-outages-and-account-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/hello.thenextweb.com\/plugged\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/instagram-down-notification-test-analysis\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago, residents of the internet flocked Twitter to complain about Facebook\u2018s services, including Instagram and WhatsApp, being down. 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