Facebook, TikTok shut down in Equatorial Guinea - Tribune Online
Tribune Online is reporting on the story above. It caught our attention because it may affect readers checking their internet or a specific service on SpeedTestTools right now.
When major social platforms suddenly stop loading, most people assume their own Wi-Fi has stopped working or their phone needs a restart. Service cutoffs can be incredibly frustrating, leaving regular users cut off from their daily routines, family updates, and local news. It also causes unnecessary confusion when you cannot tell whether the issue is a personal technical glitch or a broader network restriction.
If your favorite apps refuse to refresh, the first step is to check whether the rest of your internet works. Try opening a basic webpage or searching for something online. If those sites load without delay, your home network and equipment are working just fine. You can also turn off your Wi-Fi and test the apps on your mobile data to see if the blockage is tied to a single network provider.
Knowing how to isolate the problem saves you time and keeps you from resetting devices that do not actually need fixing.
- Run a quick speed test — get concrete numbers before assuming it's your ISP.
- Open the Down Detector board to see which major services are actually having issues right now.
- If numbers look off, walk through the Fix-My-Internet checklist — most issues clear in the first two steps.