Downdetector
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| Owner | Ookla[1] |
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| URL | downdetector |
| Launched | April 2012[2] |
| Current status | Online |
Downdetector is an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services.
The information that is provided by the site is based upon user outage reports, which are collected from various sources, including the comment section of each website's page on Downdetector and Twitter.[3][1] A map is also shown with the locations of the outage reports, and a list of cities with the corresponding number of reports is shown above the map. Downdetector is available in 45 countries, with a different site for each country.[2][4]
Downdetector was founded in April 2012 by Tom Sanders and Sander van de Graaf.[3] Downdetector was acquired by Ookla, the company behind Speedtest.net, in August 2018.[1][5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Tiffany, Kaitlyn (February 25, 2020). "Where Everyone Goes When the Internet Breaks". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Status overview". Downdetector. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Miners, Zach (May 7, 2013). "Downdetector.com scours Twittersphere to detect service outages faster". Computerworld. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Twitter Down: Users complain that service is suffering outage". The Independent. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Downdetector is now part of Ookla". Speedtest by Ookla. August 13, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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