It’s not just you -WhatsApp and Instagram aren’t working for everyone
The outage seems to not have affected Facebook, however.
Whatsapp seen on an iPhone, 14 January 2021. Picture: Neil McCartney
Instant messaging app WhatsApp is experiencing a global outage, along with Instagram.
Users across the world have flooded Twitter with complaints about being unable to use the apps, which are both owned by Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook.
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The outage seems to not have affected Facebook, however, but users said Facebook Messenger was also down.
Every person when Instagram and WhatsApp stops working:#instagramdown pic.twitter.com/gVkECvdzl5
— ???????? (@Mohaa21x) March 19, 2021
Has twitter ever crashed ??
WhatsApp, Facebook and instagram needs to take some notes! pic.twitter.com/qRPDGamdMP
— Despondent Poet (@pa__joe) March 19, 2021
The outage tracking website downdetector.com reported that all three Facebook-owned apps – Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram – were not working globally, according to NDTV.
Thanks for your patience, that was a long 45 minutes but we are back! #WhatsAppDown
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) March 19, 2021
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