WhatsApp is currently down for multiple users around the world [U: Fixed]

Multiple users are currently experiencing problems with WhatsApp’s popular messaging app. It is part of Meta. As of Thursday afternoon, there seems to have been an outage which has prevented users accessing the platform.

Update: WhatsApp says the issue has now been fixed. You can read the original article below.

WhatsApp has quickly become the number one subject on Twitter’s trending topics, as multiple users are complaining that they are unable to send or receive messages. We were able confirm via tests that WhatsApp was indeed experiencing an outage.

According to DownDetector, the first signs of the outage appeared around 1PM PT, and it seems that the outage has also affected Facebook. WhatsApp later confirmed the outage on Twitter.

As a result of the outage, competing platforms such as Telegram and iMessage are also on Twitter’s trending topics as users suggest alternatives to WhatsApp – which is one of the most widely used messaging apps in the world.

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