2023's Biggest Tech Meltdowns: Instagram's Blackout Overshadows Other Big Tech Outages, Musk's X Stands Firm
Portfolio Pulse from Ananya Gairola
The first half of 2023 saw significant tech meltdowns, with Meta Platforms Inc.'s Instagram experiencing a major outage. Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, maintained relative service stability. Other services like Microsoft Corporation's 365, EA, Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube, Steam, and Spotify Inc. also experienced significant outages. The rivalry between Musk and Zuckerberg intensified following the introduction of Threads, a text-based app launched by Instagram.
August 29, 2023 | 8:58 am
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EA experienced significant outages, potentially impacting user experience and engagement.
Outages in gaming platforms like EA can lead to loss of user experience and engagement, potentially impacting the company's revenue and stock price.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80
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Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube experienced significant outages, potentially impacting user experience and ad revenue.
Outages in platforms like YouTube can lead to loss of user experience and ad revenue, potentially impacting the company's revenue and stock price.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80
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Meta Platforms Inc.'s Instagram experienced a major outage, potentially impacting user trust and engagement.
Major outages can lead to loss of user trust and engagement, potentially impacting the company's revenue and stock price.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 80
RELEVANCE 100
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Microsoft Corporation's 365 experienced significant outages, potentially impacting user trust and productivity.
Outages in productivity tools like Microsoft 365 can lead to loss of user trust and productivity, potentially impacting the company's revenue and stock price.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80
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Spotify Inc. experienced significant outages, potentially impacting user experience and subscription revenue.
Outages in platforms like Spotify can lead to loss of user experience and subscription revenue, potentially impacting the company's revenue and stock price.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80