WhatsApp goes offline worldwide in a major outage: Report

What happened when the world's most popular messaging apps went offline? Let us understand What happened.

On March 3, 2024, at 2 PM ET, WhatsApp Goes Offline, users from worldwide encountered severe disruptions.

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Users faced issues like calling (Video or audio), message sending, receiving, and logging in, causing widespread frustration.

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Downdetector reported over 17,000 outage reports, with the USA, UK, India, and Brazil among the most affected countries.

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Meta revealed that the outage impacted not only WhatsApp but also Messenger and Instagram, leaving millions stranded.

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The exact cause remains undisclosed, with speculation pointing towards issues within Meta's infrastructure or software.

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Users could type messages, call to anyone or logging in but remained stuck until service restoration.

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Relief came after approximately 3 hours when service was restored, bringing joy to millions (3 billion+ active users).

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Users faced issues like message sending, receiving, and logging in, causing widespread frustration.

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