Major social media platforms that include the likes of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook went down on late Monday night, with reports speculating a global outage alongside a technical failure that has hindered the services of these platforms.
These platforms are owned by the American internet force Facebook. At nearly 9 pm, India time, users experienced outages on all the above-mentioned platforms. They then took to other platforms to voice their discontent regarding a plethora of issues they faced that include the likes of fresh messages not loading, or the user feed being disrupted.
Instagram and friends are having a little bit of a hard time right now, and you may be having issues using them. Bear with us, we’re on it! #instagramdown
— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) October 4, 2021
According to reports, a spokesperson from Facebook in a statement elaborated that the company was aware that certain people were facing issues whilst accessing the giant’s apps and products. Adding that they are working on getting things back to normal promptly and have also apologized for the inconvenience caused.
We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
— Facebook (@Facebook) October 4, 2021
Once services on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were impacted, users took to the other social media platform, Twitter to vent about the issues they were facing.
We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible.
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) October 4, 2021
Thanks for your patience!
Many accounts also claim that officials from these social media companies have elucidated that prompt measures are being taken to resolve the issue at the earliest.
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