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WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, was inaccessible to users in several countries around the world on Tuesday morning, including Britain, India and South Korea. LONDON — WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, was inaccessible to users in several countries around the world on Tuesday morning, including Britain, India and South Korea.
“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,” Josh Breckman, a WhatsApp spokesman, said in a statement, which did not specify the extent of the problem.“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,” Josh Breckman, a WhatsApp spokesman, said in a statement, which did not specify the extent of the problem.
The outage started around 3 a.m. Eastern time, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks internet disruptions. The outage started around 3 a.m. Eastern time, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks internet disruptions. Internet service outages are often restored within a few minutes or hours, but given WhatsApp’s size and position as an indispensable communication tool in many countries, every second without access has added consequences. People immediately took to Twitter to raise questions about the outage, writing in German, Hindi, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish and other languages.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, lets users make calls and send text messages for free over the internet, and is particularly popular in Africa, Europe, India and South America. It has more than two billion users around the world, the spokesman said. Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 for $22 billion.WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, lets users make calls and send text messages for free over the internet, and is particularly popular in Africa, Europe, India and South America. It has more than two billion users around the world, the spokesman said. Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 for $22 billion.
The outage comes at an unfortunate time for Meta, which recently launched a major advertising campaign touting WhatsApp as a safe and reliable alternative to iMessage and other messaging services. The company has also been struggling to convince customers and investors that Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s corporate bet on virtual reality technology and the so-called metaverse will pay off. The company is expected to report a drop in revenue in its earnings report on Wednesday. The outage comes at an unfortunate time for Meta, which recently launched a major advertising campaign touting WhatsApp as a safe and reliable alternative to iMessage and other messaging services. The company has also been struggling to convince customers and investors that a bet by its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on virtual reality technology and the so-called metaverse will pay off. The company is expected to report a drop in revenue in its earnings report on Wednesday.
Adam Satariano contributed reporting.