Is WhatsApp down? Here's what we know.

Meta's messaging app is having problems.
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Yes, the world's most popular messaging app, Meta's WhatsApp, was having serious issues on Wednesday.

As of 5:18 p.m. ET, internet service status tracker Downdetector was picking up enough errors to conclude that there were "problems at Whatsapp."

WhatsApp itself acknowledged the problem in a tweet, saying it was "working quickly to resolve connectivity issues with WhatsApp and we’ll update you here as soon as possible."


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Data recorded by the tracker Down for Everyone or Just Me indicated as of Wednesday afternoon that the outage had begun at roughly 4:15.

It's worth noting that comments posted on Downdetector suggested that many territories around the world had experienced an outage earlier on Wednesday, but that it was already over.

This is a developing story, and we'll update if any important information emerges.

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