Global outage strikes Meta-owned WhatsApp and Instagram
Downdetector registers significant surge in reports from frustrated users grappling with inaccessible platforms
Downdetector registers significant surge in reports from frustrated users grappling with inaccessible platforms
At its height, outage affected over 24,000 WhatsApp users in US; over 5,000 Instagram users also reported outages
Many users report media files such as videos and images not processing or loading