Lichess has stopped showing when my friends are online.

Is this to do with my preferences or something lichess has stopped doing or is it just my computer?

Also how do i fix it?

Lichess has been dealing with server problems recently due to heavy traffic overload. They've had to temporarily disable some few features to deal with it.

I have been experiencing the same thing. Would be nice to have an official announcement from lichess if its only a temporary setback

Thanks for the link! @AngelaRoss