The platform, owned by US Internet giant Facebook, experienced the ruckus around 9 p.m. India time, and millions of users complained that new messages weren’t being loaded, and that user feeds were disrupted.
We know that some people are facing problems with WhatsApp at this time. We are working to get things back… https://t.co/qrhN0uJtpD
– WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) 163364178000
When contacted, a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement, “We are aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We are working to get things back to normal as soon as possible, and any We also apologize for the inconvenience.”
We know that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We are working to bring things back… https://t.co/SDkXC4H3ji
– Facebook Facebook) 16333645560000
As soon as the outage affected services, users started complaining about the disruption in services on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Instagram and friends are having a little hard time right now, and you may have problems using them. Become… https://t.co/CKiJfWIY1p
— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) 1633364730000
Officials of the social media giant said that immediate steps are being taken to resolve the issue at the earliest.
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