Meta-owned social media giant WhatsApp was down for several users globally on Saturday (Apr 12), according to outage tracking website Downdetector. The data on Downdetector showed that close to 88 per cent of the users were facing issues sending their message on WhatsApp groups, while 10 per cent of the users were having problems with the application itself.&nbsp;There were also 2 per cent of people who reported logging issues. As per Downdetector, the messaging app faced an outage at 5 PM IST as well.
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Meta-owned social media giant WhatsApp was down for several users globally on Saturday (Apr 12), according to outage tracking website Downdetector.

Meta-owned social media giant WhatsApp was down for several users globally on Saturday (Apr 12), according to outage tracking website Downdetector. The data on Downdetector showed that close to 88 per cent of the users were facing issues sending their message on WhatsApp groups, while 10 per cent of the users were having problems with the application itself. There were also 2 per cent of people who reported logging issues. As per Downdetector, the messaging app faced an outage at 5 PM IST as well. Photograph: (Screenshot from Downdetector) People on other social media platforms such as X started sharing memes and posts stating that WhatsApp is down. More to follow...

WhatsApp down: Users unable to send messages, make calls as second outage reported in a day

The messaging application WhatsApp was reportedly down on Wednesday (Apr 3) night for many users in India and the world, with #whatsappdown becoming the top trend on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.&nbsp;

Several users of Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp complained that they faced an error message, which said the service was currently unavailable.&nbsp;

The outage tracking website Downdetector.com noted that messaging service was resumed for some people. The site aims at tracking outages by collating status reports from a number of sources, including user-submitted errors on its platform.&nbsp;

As per Downdetector.com, around 3,200 people were also facing issues with Instagram in the United States. &nbsp;

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"We know some people are experiencing issues right now, we're working on getting things back to 100% for everyone as quickly as possible," WhatsApp said in a post on the social media platform X.

Downdetector said that in the US, there were about 2,500 incidents where users reported issues with the messaging platform. Nearly 3,500 users in India, about 10,000 in the United Kingdom and over 7,000 in Brazil also reported problems with the platform, it added.&nbsp;

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<h2>Meta outage in March</h2>

Last month, Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram were down for tens of thousands of users who faced a global outage caused by a technical issue for more than two hours.&nbsp;

The disruptions started at around 1500 GMT when many users said on X that they had been logged out of Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook automatically kicked the users out, displaying an error message saying that the login had expired. The user ID and passwords were also rejected. Messenger, Instagram and Threads- a microblogging platform similar to X- were also impacted.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

The messaging application WhatsApp was reportedly down on Wednesday (Apr 3) night for many users in India and the world, with #whatsappdown becoming the top trend on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

The messaging application WhatsApp was reportedly down on Wednesday (Apr 3) night for many users in India and the world, with #whatsappdown becoming the top trend on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. Several users of Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp complained that they faced an error message, which said the service was currently unavailable. The outage tracking website Downdetector.com noted that messaging service was resumed for some people. The site aims at tracking outages by collating status reports from a number of sources, including user-submitted errors on its platform. As per Downdetector.com, around 3,200 people were also facing issues with Instagram in the United States. Also read: India issues ‘high-risk’ warning for users of Apple’s iPhones, MacBooks, iPads, Vision Pro headsets "We know some people are experiencing issues right now, we're working on getting things back to 100% for everyone as quickly as possible," WhatsApp said in a post on the social media platform X. Downdetector said that in the US, there were about 2,500 incidents where users reported issues with the messaging platform. Nearly 3,500 users in India, about 10,000 in the United Kingdom and over 7,000 in Brazil also reported problems with the platform, it added. Also read: OpenAI makes ChatGPT's generative AI chatbot accessible without requiring sign ups Meta outage in March Last month, Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram were down for tens of thousands of users who faced a global outage caused by a technical issue for more than two hours. The disruptions started at around 1500 GMT when many users said on X that they had been logged out of Facebook and Instagram. Facebook automatically kicked the users out, displaying an error message saying that the login had expired. The user ID and passwords were also rejected. Messenger, Instagram and Threads- a microblogging platform similar to X- were also impacted. (With inputs from agencies)

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