LAHORE – Facebook-owned Instagram and WhatsApp, as well as Messenger, are down for the majority of users around the globe, including Pakistan.
A huge number of users have taken to Twitter to report the outage. WhatsApp isn’t sending or receiving messages, Instagram shows “couldn’t refresh the feed.” Similarly, the Facebook page continues to load.
Downdetector, a platform that monitors the services of social media, said that the users are facing connectivity problems.
User reports indicate Whatsapp is having problems since 11:45 AM EDT. https://t.co/cvGsWTfsWq RT if you're also having problems #Whatsappdown
— Downdetector (@downdetector) October 4, 2021
Less than an hour later, there were already almost 53,000 reports on the Twitter where #WhatsApp has become a trend.
Here’s how users reacting to the outage;
Worlwide outage of WhatsApp and Instagram !
Don't worry you don't need a new phone or a wifi router 😅#WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/kCiVGOmHLW— Kushal Sharma (@kushal3sharma) October 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/Tabeen6/status/1445058362849251344
https://twitter.com/IamYasif/status/1445060855478034436
https://twitter.com/anshuman7345/status/1445061022688047111
Twitter users while Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all down #instagramdown #Facebook #WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/SEj3QWFEHr
— Connor (@Connor9320_) October 4, 2021
Response from Social Media Giants
Taking to Twitter, WhatsApp in an official statement said: “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”.
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.
Thanks for your patience!
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) October 4, 2021
Facebook said, “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”.
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.
— Meta (@Meta) October 4, 2021
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
