Russian regulator Roskomnadzor blocks Snapchat and restricts Apple FaceTime, citing terrorism and fraud. This is the latest move in a sweeping campaign to control online communications. Discover the full story.
Instagram experienced a major worldwide outage on 4 December 2025, leaving millions of users unable to access the platform. Reports flooded Downdetector as the blackout hit. Read the latest.
OpenAI's ChatGPT suffers a widespread global outage, with users reporting lag, crashes, and timeouts. The company confirms it is working on a fix. Stay updated on the latest.
Katie Price shows off her enormous new floral bum tattoo, revealing it's only half finished. The star shares her tattoo journey on social media, calling herself a 'work in progress'.
From 10 December 2025, Australians under 16 will be blocked from Snapchat. 440,000 users must verify their age or face locked accounts. Discover the verification process.
A predatory paedophile who groomed and raped young boys before selling explicit videos on Snapchat has been sentenced to 14 years. Read the shocking details of this disturbing case.
East London paedophile Barthimaus Ehiemere has been sentenced to 22 years for grooming children on Snapchat and raping boys under 13. Read the shocking details of the case.
A single corrupted file caused a massive Cloudflare outage, taking down ChatGPT, X, and other major websites for six hours. Discover the technical details behind the global internet disruption.
A massive Cloudflare outage disrupted major platforms like X and ChatGPT. The company has resolved the issue and vows to prevent a recurrence. Read the full details.
A major Cloudflare outage has disrupted NJ Transit services, leaving commuters unable to buy tickets. The incident also affected ChatGPT and other major platforms.
X, one of the world's largest social media platforms, experienced a major outage affecting thousands. Reports of server connection problems surged after 11:20 GMT. Discover the full impact.
Online grooming offences in the UK have nearly doubled since 2018, with a record 7,263 cases. Snapchat was linked to 40% of offences. Urgent action is needed from tech firms to protect children.
Shocking data reveals online grooming crimes have nearly doubled in eight years, with a four-year-old boy among the victims. Tech companies urged to act immediately.
Donald Trump remains permanently banned from Snapchat as the platform confirms it won't reverse its January suspension, despite his attempts to return to social media.
Snapchat faces intense backlash after quietly reinstating Donald Trump's account ahead of the 2024 election, drawing criticism from Democrats and raising questions about social media accountability.
Snap Inc., parent company of Snapchat, has permanently closed its San Francisco office as remote work reshapes the city's commercial landscape, dealing another setback to downtown recovery efforts.
A 14-year-old boy from Cheshire has died by suicide following relentless bullying on Snapchat, prompting urgent calls for better online safety measures in schools.
In a stunning political development, election officials in Massachusetts have declined to tally votes for Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform, dealing a significant blow to the former president's digital ambitions ahead of the 2024 election.
Republican governors launch legal battles against Democratic counterparts in New Mexico and Vermont over aggressive social media restrictions targeting platforms like Snapchat, raising critical questions about digital freedoms and child protection.
A widespread Microsoft Azure outage has disrupted critical services including Xbox Live, Outlook, and Microsoft 365, leaving users frustrated and businesses scrambling.
Major tech services including Amazon, Microsoft, Instagram and Facebook Messenger experienced widespread outages across the UK and Europe, disrupting businesses and users in what experts are calling a 'digital domino effect'.
A significant AWS infrastructure failure has triggered widespread disruption across major digital platforms including Microsoft Teams, Slack, and various business applications, highlighting critical cloud dependency vulnerabilities.
A severe power failure at Amazon's Seattle data centre has triggered widespread disruption across AWS services, affecting major websites and streaming platforms in what experts are calling a critical infrastructure failure.
Meta's Instagram platform experienced a major worldwide outage, locking users out of their accounts and disrupting content creators and businesses reliant on the social media giant.
Exclusive investigation reveals Amazon Web Services possesses a catastrophic 'kill switch' capability that could trigger a global internet collapse, exposing the terrifying fragility of our digital infrastructure.
A massive AWS outage brought down popular services including Disney+, Netflix, and Amazon's own platforms, highlighting our digital dependency.
A major AWS outage crippled countless websites and services worldwide, revealing our deep dependence on Amazon's cloud infrastructure. Here's the full breakdown of the incident.
A major Amazon Web Services failure caused global disruption, taking down McDonald's mobile ordering, Snapchat, and streaming services in widespread outage.
Thousands of Britons reported widespread internet disruptions affecting major platforms including Snapchat, Amazon and Steam. Downdetector recorded massive spike in outage reports across multiple services.
Major internet outages are becoming more frequent. Discover why our digital infrastructure is more vulnerable than ever and what it means for your daily life.