Facebook Down: Users having problems accessing WhatsApp, Instagram
Whatsapp message sending failures, general issues with the app and the web version are some of the issues reported by users according to the Downdetector platform.
Social networks Facebook and Instagram are also showing failures and a marked increase in problem reports.
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#WhatsApp and #Instagramdown are all the rage on Twitter.
Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp.
Andy Stone, Facebook’s political communications manager, responded to the issues on Twitter.
“We are aware that some people are having difficulty accessing our applications and products. We are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and we apologize for any inconvenience,” Stone said.
We are aware that some people have difficulty accessing our applications and products. We are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
– Andy Stone (@andymstone) October 4, 2021
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CNN Wire contributed to this report.
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