Meta confirms WhatsApp outage, working to restore service

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='The logo of mobile application WhatsApp (C) displayed on a smartphone screen in Taipei, Taiwan, 26 September 2017 (reissued 02 September 2021). EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO/FILE' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/business/10/25/whatsapp-epa-10252022.jpg' ><figcaption>The logo of mobile application WhatsApp (C) displayed on a smartphone screen in Taipei, Taiwan, 26 September 2017 (reissued 02 September 2021). EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO/FILE</figcaption></figure></div><p>PARIS - US tech giant Meta confirmed a global outage was affecting its messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday and said it was working to restore the app "as quickly as possible".</p><p>"We're aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we're working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible," a Meta spokesman told AFP.</p><p>Problems with the hugely popular service were reported by monitoring site Downdetector and user complaints on social media on Tuesday morning.</p><p>Downdetector said thousands of WhatsApp users had been reporting problems since 0717 GMT, with a sharp spike appearing on its dedicated chart covering the past 24 hours.</p><p>Social media users said they were unable to connect to the app or send messages.</p><p>WhatsApp's parent company Meta suffered an unprecedented major outage last year.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/06/21/why-did-facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-shut-down'>Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp shut down?</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/05/21/facebook-blames-faulty-configuration-change-for-nearly-six-hour-outage'>Facebook blames 'faulty configuration change' for nearly six-hour outage</a></li></ul><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1789464' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>Downdetector said thousands of WhatsApp users had been reporting problems since 0717 GMT, with a sharp spike appearing on its dedicated chart covering the past 24 hours.</p><p>Social media users said they were unable to connect to the app or send messages.</p><p>WhatsApp's parent company Meta suffered an unprecedented major outage last year.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/06/21/why-did-facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-shut-down'>Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp shut down?</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/05/21/facebook-blames-faulty-configuration-change-for-nearly-six-hour-outage'>Facebook blames 'faulty configuration change' for nearly six-hour outage</a></li></ul><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1789464' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>"We're aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we're working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible," a Meta spokesman told AFP.</p><p>Problems with the hugely popular service were reported by monitoring site Downdetector and user complaints on social media on Tuesday morning.</p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='The logo of mobile application WhatsApp (C) displayed on a smartphone screen in Taipei, Taiwan, 26 September 2017 (reissued 02 September 2021). EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO/FILE' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/business/10/25/whatsapp-epa-10252022.jpg' ><figcaption>The logo of mobile application WhatsApp (C) displayed on a smartphone screen in Taipei, Taiwan, 26 September 2017 (reissued 02 September 2021). EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO/FILE</figcaption></figure></div><p>PARIS - US tech giant Meta confirmed a global outage was affecting its messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday and said it was working to restore the app "as quickly as possible".</p>

Meta confirmed a global outage was affecting its messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday and said it was working to restore the app 'as quickly as possible'.

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Meta confirms WhatsApp outage, working to restore service

Meta confirms WhatsApp outage, working to restore service