The commitment in the hard fight to the Coronavirus it has led millions of users, forced to stay in their homes, to use social networks and instant messaging apps as their main means of communication to hear from loved ones.
L 'was the first European country to face the great health emergency from COVID-19 but as we all know the epidemic has slowly arrived in almost all states. Countryside #Iorestoacasa launched in recent days, it has led the population of our country to carry out different activities, particularly involving the web and social networks.
The same Facebook platform has registered a increase of more than 50% of the messages present on its platforms. Like Facebook, the well-known messaging app also recorded an increase of over 50% in terms of audio and video made through Whatsapp and Messenger. Although the data collected continues to be record-breaking every day, the Zuckerberg company is keen to reassure users about the ability to manage the various peaks. The company will therefore undertake in advance so as to avoid malfunctions that could culminate in a total interruption of the service. Among these just the way to the reduction of the video quality of Facebook and Instagram.
“Maintaining stability during these peak usage is harder than usual now that most of our employees work from home. We are working to keep our apps running smoothly, also prioritizing features such as our COVID-19 Information Center on Facebook and the World Health Organization Health Alert on WhatsApp ”.
The last period has therefore recorded a decisive increase in the times of use for Facebook apps with more than 70% . Also doubled the view of live streaming on social media with a total of over 50% of messages sent.
