Meta, LinkedIn, and Comcast Outages, Explained | Pulse Update
Over a two-day period this past week, major social media platforms—Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, LinkedIn, and Discord—all experienced disruptions. In the same timeframe, Comcast was also impacted by an outage that affected access to specific services and applications.Meta experienced issues with its log-in process, Discord navigated unexpectedly high load volumes, Comcast dealt with 100% packet loss in part of its backbone, and—the following day—LinkedIn worked its way through a backend issue.These incidents each leave valuable reminders for NetOps teams as they seek to minimize downtime and assure exceptional digital experiences.Tune in to the episode to learn more and also gain insight into the latest outage numbers and trends.——— CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro00:58 Comcast Outage05:09 Meta Outage09:38 Discord Disruption10:25 LinkedIn Outage13:22 DIRECTV Service Disruption15:25 Outage Trends: By the Numbers17:03 Get in Touch ———For more insights, check out these links:- The Internet Report: Pulse Update Blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-pulse-update-meta-linkedin-comcast-outages?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy24q3_internetreportpulse31_podcast- Explore the outages in the ThousandEyes platform (no login required):Comcast Outage: https://afplzaqpehynhosldcqefycfhqqcrbzh.share.thousandeyes.com LinkedIn Outage: https://anxjzezcpptrnpodjucgzzixdkldguzm.share.thousandeyes.com - Internet Outages Timeline: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/internet-outages-timeline?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy24q3_internetreportpulse31_podcast———Want to get in touch?If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes