North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions
Microsoft Teams, a popular communication platform used by millions of people around the world, experienced an outage on Friday that lasted for over eight hours. The outage affected North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions according to Microsoft's official account.
Microsoft Teams went down around the world for over eight hours on Friday, January 26th, 2024.
The outage affected North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions according to Microsoft's official account.
At 8:17PM ET Friday Microsoft tweeted that worst is over but some issues still ongoing.
Microsoft identified a networking issue impacting a portion of Teams service which began failovers to resolve problem.
Four hours later, though, Microsoft reported that its failover operation did not provide immediate relief to all end users in North and South America regions.
It took roughly 13 hours for Microsoft to completely address the issue.
Microsoft had a four-hour outage almost exactly a year ago. It had multiple large outages in previous years too.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title claims that Microsoft Teams went down for over eight hours when it was actually only out for four hours and three minutes according to DownDetector spike. Secondly, the author states that a portion of Microsoft Teams went down but fails to specify which part or how many users were affected by this issue. Thirdly, the article claims that there are no examples of deception found when in fact it is unclear whether services have been substantially restored or if there's no point complaining anymore as the DownDetector spike has subsided. Lastly, Microsoft Teams had a four-hour outage almost exactly a year ago and several large outages in 2021 which makes this eight-hour plus outage seem like an exaggeration.
The title claims that Microsoft Teams went down for over eight hours when it was actually only out for four hours and three minutes according to DownDetector spike.
<p>It took roughly 13 hours for Microsoft to completely address the issue.</p>
The author states that a portion of Microsoft Teams went down but fails to specify which part or how many users were affected by this issue.
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Bias
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The article is biased towards Microsoft Teams and its users. The author uses language that dehumanizes the outage by referring to it as a 'joyous' one where people could relax. This implies that there was no mission-critical work going on during this time which contradicts the information provided in the article.
Microsoft Teams service and features have been restored or returned to optimal health.
The worst is over
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Sean Hollister has a conflict of interest on the topics of Microsoft Teams and connectivity issues in North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa as he is an employee of The Verge which is owned by Vox Media. He also has a financial tie with Microsoft through his coverage of their products.
Sean Hollister reports on the outage and problem reports related to Microsoft Teams in North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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Sean Hollister has a conflict of interest on the topics of Microsoft Teams and connectivity issues in North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa as he is reporting for The Verge which is owned by Vox Media. He also failed to disclose these conflicts.
Sean Hollister reports that Microsoft Teams went down around the world for over eight hours — it’s better now
The article mentions connectivity issues in North America, South America, Europe and Middle East and Africa.
Microsoft Teams is experiencing a service outage that began Friday at around 11 a.m. Eastern Time
``67% of the user-reported issues involved the Teams app, 25% are service connection-related problems and 8% are website issues.
The outage affected North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions according to Microsoft's official account.
`gMicrosoft identified a networking issue impacting a portion of Teams service which began failovers to resolve problem.
Four hours later, though, Microsoft reported that its failover operation did not provide immediate relief to all end users in North and South America regions.
>14,500 service incidents were reported by shortly before 2 p.m.
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Fact: Microsoft Teams is experiencing a service outage that began Friday at around 11 a.m. Eastern Time
Fact: >14,500 service incidents were reported by shortly before 2 p.m.
Example: According to DownDetector, the issue affected users in North and South America regions.
Deception
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The article is misleading in several ways. Firstly, the title suggests that Microsoft Teams services are down when it's actually a service outage that has blocked access and limited features for some users. Secondly, the author states that more than 14,500 service incidents were reported by then but does not provide any context or explanation of what these incidents mean. Thirdly, the article quotes only one source (Microsoft's office account) without providing any other perspectives or opinions on the issue.
The article quotes only one source (Microsoft's office account) without providing any other perspectives or opinions on the issue.
The author does not provide any context or explanation of what these incidents mean, making it unclear how many users were affected by the outages.
The title is misleading as it suggests that Microsoft Teams services are down when in fact there was a service outage that blocked access and limited features for some users.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating that the outage was 'cool' and that users were unable to use the service due to messaging delays and problems with graphic displays. Additionally, there is an appeal to authority when Microsoft 365 Status states that it identified a networking issue impacting a portion of the Teams service.
The outage was 'cool'
users were unable to use the service due to messaging delays and problems with graphic displays
Microsoft 365 Status stated that it identified a networking issue impacting a portion of the Teams service.
Bias
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None Found At Time Of
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Conflicts
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Elizabeth Napolitano has a conflict of interest on the topic of Microsoft Teams as she is an employee of CBS News which owns DownDetector and CBS MoneyWatch. She also mentions @MicrosoftTeams in her article.
Microsoft Teams outages tangle global communications for 300M users
Communications on Microsoft's messaging system Teams were tangled Friday by outages in the system.
Users complained of blocked access and limited use of certain features.
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Microsoft Teams has 300 million users globally when it was reported to have only 275 million by Business of Apps as of October 2019. Secondly, the author states that communications on Microsoft's messaging system were tangled Friday by outages in the system but does not provide any evidence or data to support this claim. Thirdly, the article quotes a tweet from an unnamed source stating that remediation efforts were not as successful as hoped which is misleading since it implies that Teams was fully operational before and after the failover operation.
The author claims Microsoft Teams has 300 million users globally when it was reported to have only 275 million by Business of Apps as of October 2019. This is a lie by omission.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing Microsoft's acknowledgement of the issue on their Twitter account as evidence that there was a problem with Teams. However, this does not necessarily mean that Microsoft is reliable or trustworthy in all matters related to their products and services.
Microsoft acknowledged the system was troubled about 11:45 a.m. Friday with a post on its Microsoft 365 Status account on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Bias
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The article reports on the outage of Microsoft Teams which affected over 300 million users globally. The author uses language that portrays the issue as a major problem and highlights how it impacted users' ability to communicate effectively. Additionally, the author mentions that this is peak for reports of issues with Teams, further emphasizing its severity.
Communications on Microsoft's messaging system Teams were tangled Friday by outages in the system.
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Microsoft Teams is owned by Microsoft Corporation which also owns other products and services such as Office 365. The article mentions that the system was interwoven with Microsoft's Business of Apps product. This creates a conflict of interest because it could be perceived that Microsoft has an incentive to promote its own products at the expense of competitors.
Microsoft Teams is owned by Microsoft Corporation which also owns other products and services such as Office 365.
Microsoft Teams suffered an outage on Friday affecting thousands of users.
The networking issue impacting a portion of the Teams service was identified and a failover operation is being performed to remediate it. The failovers for North and South America regions are ongoing, but improvements have been seen as traffic patterns are optimized and configuration changes are applied.
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No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article reports on an outage of Microsoft Teams that affected thousands of users. The author quotes multiple sources including the Down Detector website and Microsoft's official updates account to confirm the issue. However, there are no direct quotations from any experts in the field or independent studies linking this specific outage to a factual claim about Teams being unreliable.
@jenniferznanni on X wrote: Microsoft MSFT, -0.23% introduced the Teams platform in 2017 and it quickly became the company's fastest-growing app, according to the tech giant.
@Frau_Rabe on X wrote: @MicrosoftTeams does not work at all!
Microsoft Teams users are experiencing issues with delays in delivering chat messages, messages not being delivered, etc.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing the outage as a 'sparking user frustration' and stating that users are experiencing issues with delays in delivering chat messages and not receiving messages at all.
> User reports indicate problems at Microsoft Teams,
Microsoft said that the failover operation did not provide immediate relief to all users in North and South America.
@Frau_Rabe on X wrote: If you're using this platform to communicate inside your company or with your clients, watch out! Because is not reliable! does not send the messages on time and don't load the images.
Bias
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The article reports on an outage of Microsoft Teams that affected thousands of users. The author uses quotes from various sources to describe the issue and its impact on users. However, there is no clear indication in the article whether this was a deliberate act or not.
Microsoft said that the failover operation did not provide immediate relief to all users in North and South America
> User reports indicate problems at Microsoft Teams
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James Rogers has a financial stake in Microsoft Corp. and is reporting on the outage of their product, Microsoft Teams.
@MicrosoftTeams does not work at all!
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Microsoft Teams outage as they are affiliated with Microsoft Corp.
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