Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experience global outage

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Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experienced a global outage affecting users worldwide. Over 22,000 reported issues with Facebook and more than 18,000 with WhatsApp, according to Downdetector. Meta acknowledged the technical problems and is working to resolve them. Users reported difficulties accessing the apps and refreshing feeds. The outage began around 1800 GMT on Wednesday, impacting users in the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the US. Meta's platforms have over three billion active users.


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