"It's not an emergency:" Facebook, Instagram outage this week had folks calling 911!

"It's not an emergency:" Facebook, Instagram outage this week had folks calling 911!

CALIFORNIA (WITI) -- Facebook and Instagram were down early Tuesday, January 27th -- and that had some calling 911!A 911 dispatcher in Claycord (Clayton & Concord), California says she fielded a handful of 911 calls from folks asking when Facebook and Instagram would be back online.The dispatcher had this to say to Claycord.com:

CALIFORNIA (WITI) -- Facebook and Instagram were down early Tuesday, January 27th -- and that had some calling 911!A 911 dispatcher in Claycord (Clayton & Concord), California says she fielded a handful of 911 calls from folks asking when Facebook and Instagram would be back online.The dispatcher had this to say to Claycord.com:

Facebook, Instagram suffer outage early Tuesday, but the social media sites were not attacked

Facebook, Instagram suffer outage early Tuesday, but the social media sites were not attacked

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Don't blame a cyber-attack for the shutdown of Facebook and Instagram overnight.Facebook says the outage that made the sites inaccessible around the world for about an hour was the result of a technical change it had made.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Don't blame a cyber-attack for the shutdown of Facebook and Instagram overnight.Facebook says the outage that made the sites inaccessible around the world for about an hour was the result of a technical change it had made.

A Facebook friend request: She thought it was a woman she knew, but she nearly fell victim to a scam

A Facebook friend request: She thought it was a woman she knew, but she nearly fell victim to a scam

NORTH CAROLINA (WITI) -- A North Carolina woman says she almost fell victim to a $2,000 scam on Facebook -- and she wants to warn others.It all started when Cheryl Albrecht, a nutrition director at Randolph County Senior Adults Association, received a friend request from an elderly woman she knew.The woman claimed to have been awarded money from the federal government."She had seen my name on the winners list as well and wanted to know if I’d gotten my money," Albrecht said.All Albrecht had to do was send a Facebook friend request to man she'd never met, who supposedly would fill her in on how to get the cash.She did -- and the man asked Albrecht for personal information -- like where she lived and whether she was married.

NORTH CAROLINA (WITI) -- A North Carolina woman says she almost fell victim to a $2,000 scam on Facebook -- and she wants to warn others.It all started when Cheryl Albrecht, a nutrition director at Randolph County Senior Adults Association, received a friend request from an elderly woman she knew.The woman claimed to have been awarded money from the federal government."She had seen my name on the winners list as well and wanted to know if I’d gotten my money," Albrecht said.All Albrecht had to do was send a Facebook friend request to man she'd never met, who supposedly would fill her in on how to get the cash.She did -- and the man asked Albrecht for personal information -- like where she lived and whether she was married.

Tragic: Girl writes heartbreaking question on Facebook before taking her own life

Tragic: Girl writes heartbreaking question on Facebook before taking her own life

HENDERSON CO., North Carolina – A teenage girl from North Carolina posted a heartbreaking question on Facebook, and then committed suicide.According to WLOS, Amber Cornwell, 16, took her life Dec. 20.

HENDERSON CO., North Carolina – A teenage girl from North Carolina posted a heartbreaking question on Facebook, and then committed suicide.According to WLOS, Amber Cornwell, 16, took her life Dec. 20.

"Year-in-Review" feature has Facebook apologizing to at least one person

"Year-in-Review" feature has Facebook apologizing to at least one person

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Facebook has apologized to at least one person over its Year-in-Review feature.The default tagline for the feature is, “It’s been a great year!

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Facebook has apologized to at least one person over its Year-in-Review feature.The default tagline for the feature is, “It’s been a great year!

Posting a "chain-mail-style" status update won't actually protect your privacy on Facebook

Posting a "chain-mail-style" status update won't actually protect your privacy on Facebook

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- You may have noticed an increase in "chain-mail-style" status updates on Facebook lately -- with users posting a "protect my intellectual property" statement in an attempt to make Facebook gain "written consent" before taking a user's content.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- You may have noticed an increase in "chain-mail-style" status updates on Facebook lately -- with users posting a "protect my intellectual property" statement in an attempt to make Facebook gain "written consent" before taking a user's content.

Two students suspended after posting controversial Facebook photo

Two students suspended after posting controversial Facebook photo

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — Two high school students say they’re facing expulsion over a photo posted to Facebook.Tito Velez, 16, and his girlfriend, Jamie Pereira, are shown holding airsoft guns in ahomecoming photo they posted on Facebook last Friday, according to WCVB.Airsoft guns are replicas, which can fire plastic pellets, and are intended to be non-lethal.

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — Two high school students say they’re facing expulsion over a photo posted to Facebook.Tito Velez, 16, and his girlfriend, Jamie Pereira, are shown holding airsoft guns in ahomecoming photo they posted on Facebook last Friday, according to WCVB.Airsoft guns are replicas, which can fire plastic pellets, and are intended to be non-lethal.

Ello, the anti-Facebook: Ad free, invite-only social network

Ello, the anti-Facebook: Ad free, invite-only social network

A new social network promises an ad-free experience and it’s getting a lot of buzz.Think an exclusive Facebook without the invasive ads.

A new social network promises an ad-free experience and it’s getting a lot of buzz.Think an exclusive Facebook without the invasive ads.

Open wide: It's time for your ‘Privacy Checkup’ on Facebook

Open wide: It's time for your ‘Privacy Checkup’ on Facebook

(WITI) -- Facebook has begun rolling out its “Privacy Checkup” to help bring attention to how users share content.“We know you come to Facebook to connect with friends, not with us.

(WITI) -- Facebook has begun rolling out its “Privacy Checkup” to help bring attention to how users share content.“We know you come to Facebook to connect with friends, not with us.

Mom's Facebook post gets 4-year-old son expelled

Mom's Facebook post gets 4-year-old son expelled

CALLAHAN, Fla. -- A Florida mom is fuming after her 4-year-old son was kicked out of preschool because of something she posted to her own Facebook page.Ashley Habat doesn’t think her 4-year-old son should be punished for what she wrote.Habat said her son, Will, was late for school on picture day at his private Christian preschool.When they arrived, she told the school that she thought it didn’t give parents enough notice for picture day.

CALLAHAN, Fla. -- A Florida mom is fuming after her 4-year-old son was kicked out of preschool because of something she posted to her own Facebook page.Ashley Habat doesn’t think her 4-year-old son should be punished for what she wrote.Habat said her son, Will, was late for school on picture day at his private Christian preschool.When they arrived, she told the school that she thought it didn’t give parents enough notice for picture day.

"I am HEATED right now:" Mom says daughter's "accident" in store led to humiliation on Facebook

"I am HEATED right now:" Mom says daughter's "accident" in store led to humiliation on Facebook

HOLT, Mo. — A mother is upset after her two-year-old daughter’s accident in a store led to humiliation on Facebook.Samantha Sargent is proud of her daughter, Railyn, who was recently potty-trained.

HOLT, Mo. — A mother is upset after her two-year-old daughter’s accident in a store led to humiliation on Facebook.Samantha Sargent is proud of her daughter, Railyn, who was recently potty-trained.

Banned for life? Mother says photo of her two-year-old daughter could get her kicked off the site

Banned for life? Mother says photo of her two-year-old daughter could get her kicked off the site

NORTH CAROLINA (WITI) -- Facebook officials are speaking out after a Hickory, North Carolina mother says she could be banned for life after posting a photo of her young daughter that exposed her buttocks.Jill White, a photographer from Hickory, North Carolina told WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina she recreated the famous "Coppertone Girl" pose with her two-year-old daughter.

NORTH CAROLINA (WITI) -- Facebook officials are speaking out after a Hickory, North Carolina mother says she could be banned for life after posting a photo of her young daughter that exposed her buttocks.Jill White, a photographer from Hickory, North Carolina told WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina she recreated the famous "Coppertone Girl" pose with her two-year-old daughter.