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WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram went down at around 10:58 pm, causing disruption in social media activities of several users worldwide.
WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook were reportedly down for several social media users across globe. (Image: Shutterstock)
Social media platforms WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook experienced outages for thousands of users across the globe on Wednesday evening.
According to various reports, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram went down at around 10:58 pm, causing disruption in social media activities of several users worldwide.
Many WhatsApp users reported difficulties in sending and receiving messages. Access to messages, posts and updates was either slow or completely unavailable for many users.
Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, has received more than 130,000 complaints for the meta-owned platforms collectively.
It has been learnt that the UK and parts of Europe, Asia, Australia and South American are among the countries where users experienced glitches.
Here’s How Social Media Reacted
Soon after WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook faced disruptions, many social media users took to X to share their experiences.
Taking to X, one social media user wrote, “Instagram, Facebook & Whatsapp down? Off to X like the rest of us. We’re all the same.”
Another user wrote, “Twitter right now as WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook goes down.” “Everybody running to Twitter to see if Instagram, Whatsapp down for everyone else,” third user commented.
No official statement regarding the outage has been released by the parent company Meta till now.