The outage is impacting both personal and business accounts, preventing users from sending messages or connecting through WhatsApp Web or using and logging in to the Instagram app
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook users globally are experiencing significant disruptions today, with many reporting difficulties accessing the platform's web version. The outage is impacting both personal and business accounts, preventing users from sending messages or connecting through WhatsApp Web.
Meanwhile, on Instagram, users have reported similar disruptions in the sending and receiving of messages.
This has led to widespread frustration and a surge of complaints across various social media platforms.
As of now, Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, has not issued an official statement regarding the cause of these disruptions.
According to Downdetector, an online performance tracking tool, approximately 90% of users have reported issues with sending messages on WhatsApp, while 35% are encountering problems with the mobile app.
On Instagram, 68% of users have reported problems with sending messages through the app, 19% of users are having problems logging in while 13% have reported problems with the website
The outage has also prompted users to express their concerns on X (formerly Twitter), sharing their experiences and frustrations.
Users continue to await further updates from Meta as they seek resolution to the ongoing issues.