WhatsApp and Messenger Users Report Widespread Service Disruptions
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Users worldwide experienced outages with WhatsApp and Meta's Messenger on Friday, October 16. Complaints surged around 8:30 PM Israeli time, with users unable to send messages on WhatsApp. Issues also affected Messenger, particularly in Germany. The scope and cause of the disruptions remain unconfirmed by Meta.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- WhatsApp and Messenger experienced service disruptions on Friday, October 16.
- Users reported being unable to send messages on WhatsApp.
- Complaints originated from countries including the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Malta, and South Africa.
- Problems with Messenger were also reported, notably in Germany.
- Meta has not yet confirmed the cause or extent of the outages.
Users in several countries reported disruptions to WhatsApp on Friday evening, October 16, with a surge in complaints beginning around 8:30 PM Israeli time, according to Downdetector. The primary issue reported by users is the inability to send messages. Services like IsDown indicated that complaints originated from the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Malta, and South Africa, affecting various devices and connection types. WABetaInfo suggested the outage was not global in scope. Concurrently, issues were reported with Meta's Messenger, with users in Germany specifically noting problems connecting to the server. Meta has not yet confirmed the extent or cause of these disruptions.