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by ActorNightly 814 days ago
Instagram down as well.
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Sorry guys, I rm -rf ‘d the real database instead of backups!
GitLab guy: that will be fine.
The hero we don't deserve.
Whenever these massive services get any substantial downtime I fantasize about it extending over a large amount of time. Just imagine getting rid of Instagram and TikTok for a while, considering the insurmountable addiction most people have to them. I bet the massive change in behaviour would be palpable very quickly, especially in kids who've known nothing else.
Everything else works fine for me, but the stories I shared 18 hours ago have vanished. On the webpage, Instagram's API returns a 502 error when I try to view them.
Thank you for the helpful report of your experience. I liked how you dug into the API and got the error code.
The horror!