A new WhatsApp outage affects thousands of users around the world this Tuesday morning. The outage, which quickly made the rounds on social networks, was reported in several countries and on several continents.
The WhatsApp messaging service, owned by the Meta group (Facebook, Instagram) is affected by a breakdown on Tuesday, October 25. The service interruption goes beyond France, since the service is inaccessible in Asia or the United States.
The website DownDetector identified several thousand complaints from users who can no longer connect to the messaging service, and especially send messages. Majority of users are unable to send messages via WhatsApp anymore. At best, you have to wait long minutes before seeing the messages being delivered.
The social network has quickly become one of the most discussed topics on other social networks. The #WhatsAppDown hashtag has flourished on social networks like Twitter.
The Meta group confirms the outage and ensures that it is working to restore service ” as fast as possible “. ” We are aware that some people are currently having difficulty messaging and we are working to restore Whatsapp for everyone as quickly as possible. “, told AFP a spokesperson for the American group.