Etsy Sellers Blocked From Social Networking Sites

Etsy sellers began experiencing problems with Instagram, Facebook and Wanelo on Thursday, highlighting the impact of glitches on sellers’ businesses as well as the love-hate relationship between marketplaces and social networking sites. Sellers who were blocked from the sites discussed the issue at great length on the Etsy boards, with some revealing the extent to which many rely on such sites for traffic to their product listings. Sellers said they were being blocked from Instagram and tried to figure out why.