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New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp and Instagram have been restored hours after it went down for across the globe on Wednesday night. The two communication apps services were down for several users across the globe beginning around 11.45 pm IST Wednesday.
During the outage, users trying to log in to the browser version or the mobile app of the platform were faced with an error message. In a statement issued on social media platform X, WhatsApp said,“We know some people are experiencing issues right now, we’re working on getting things back to 100% for everyone as quickly as possible.”
The users also could not send messages and use services like WhatsApp audio and video calls. Downdetector, a popular website that tracks web outages, showed a spike in users reporting an issue while attempting to use WhatsApp and Instagram.
On Instagram, several users were unable to refresh their feed or see latest Stories. The number of users reporting problems with the messaging platform was over 17,000, news agency Reuters reported, citing DownDetector.
DownDetector tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources, including user-submitted errors on its platform.According to media, more than 30,000 users in India, over 67,000 in the United Kingdom and 95,000 in Brazil reported problems with the platform.
According to DownDetector, about 3,200 people in the United States were facing problems with Instagram. This is the second time this year that the Meta-owned platforms have faced an outage. In March, Instagram, Facebook and Threads were down for many users, who complained of being suddenly logged out of their accounts.
