# Meta’s Oct 2021 global outage showed newsrooms and SMBs locked to Facebook/WhatsApp/Instagram

Date: 2021

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## Drivers

- Social-Platform Dependence: https://factrail.ai/drivers/social-platform-dependence

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/meta-global-outage-oct-2021-newsrooms-smb