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Discord is having issues too! https://discordstatus.com/

I think the downtime associated with other services could just be people choosing alternative sites for their social media time.

Facebook + Insta makes up a huge share of the social media market, and when they go offline, it'd be natural for their competitors to receive large sudden upticks in trafic they're not immediately prepared for on a Tuesday morning.

Scary idea but could indeed be. Who let the zombies out!

Could this be related to Google's log in page change? Seemed cosmetic only, but funny timing that Google's page update happens the same time all these log in issues pop up.

> Could this be related to Google's log in page change? Seemed cosmetic only, but funny timing that Google's page update happens the same time all these log in issues pop up.

That rollout is staggered over time, so not all users receive it at the same time. It's unlikely to be related.

They've been previewing that change for weeks, and I wondered: why do they need to change it at all? Is it some product manager justifying his need to exist?

Based on their hype banners, I was ready for a major overhaul, too. Or at least something obviously different about the login flow. It sure looks like somebody just clicked the left-align button and spit-shined the typeface a tiny bit.

Which, I guess, is the best possible redesign: one that freshens up without rocking the boat.

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