Longest outage: Users across the world report problems sending, receiving WhatsApp messages

By Online Desk

LONDON: People around the world are reporting problems sending and receiving messages on the popular chat app WhatsApp. Users from the US, Germany, South Africa, Bahrain, Bangladesh and several other countries reported the same.

According to Downdetector, which tracks outage reports, people started reporting problems around 3 a.m EDT (12:30 PM IST), making this the longest outage WhatsApp has had. Nearly 29,000 reports were flagged by users.

Downdetector’s heatmap showed WhatsApp users in major Indian cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata were impacted by the disruption.

A WhatsApp spokesperson said the company is aware that some people are having trouble sending messages and is working to restore service as quickly as possible.

People took to Twitter to report their problems with Facebook family apps, including posting hilarious memes and GIFs.

“Today online, one tick for both deliver and read messages. Is WhatsApp down? #WhatsApp #whatsappdown,” a user wrote on Twitter.

Everyone running to #Twitter to check on #Whatsapp #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/MEm6MpegWQ

— Aarti Patil (@aartipatil92) October 25, 2022

Meta, previously known as Facebook, bought WhatsApp in 2014.

It’s wildly popular especially outside of the US, where many people use it for everyday communication.

Earlier this month, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger went down for millions of users, including in India, as they were unable to send or receive messages on social media platforms.

(With inputs from AP)

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