WhatsApp outage reported globally with many unable to access the Meta-owned messaging service

WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook genitor Meta, suffered a planetary outage connected Tuesday.

Problems were archetypal detected astir 3:17 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com, which monitors outages crossed net services.

Users reported problems with sending and receiving messages. Normal work connected WhatsApp had inactive not been restored astatine astir 4:05 a.m. ET.

WhatsApp was not instantly disposable for remark erstwhile contacted by CNBC. The messaging service, which has astir 2 cardinal users, is peculiarly fashionable successful countries specified arsenic India and Brazil.

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