WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook experienced outages for users around the world on Wednesday, disrupting communication and social media activities.
According to the outage tracking website Down Detector, more than 50,000 Facebook users reported issues, including problems with logging in, uploading posts, and updating existing content. Instagram was down for more than 23,000 users, with many unable to access or update posts.
Access to messages, posts, and updates was either slow or completely unavailable for many. The outages appeared to affect both the desktop and mobile versions of the platforms.
Reports of issues began around 10:58 pm as Facebook users struggled to log in and upload posts. Existing posts also failed to update, leaving many users unable to interact with the platform.
Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, faced similar problems. Users reported being unable to access posts or update content. The app also frequently crashed, adding to the difficulties for many.
WhatsApp users also encountered problems, with several reporting issues in sending and receiving messages. The disruptions were tracked by the Down Detector platform, which noted a surge in complaints.
No official statement had been released by the parent company Meta till now.