WhatsApp, Instagram Face Global Outage; Twitter Has a Field Day

Several users took to Twitter to report the outage.

Instant messaging platform WhatsApp and photo sharing platform Instagram were restored after being down for almost 10 minutes on Friday, 19 March as scores of users took to Twitter to report the outage from across several countries.

While WhatsApp users were unable to send or receive messages, Instagram users were unable to refresh feeds.

The reason for the outage is yet unknown and an official statement from WhatsApp and Instagram is yet awaited.

However, Facebook confirmed that its platforms were experiencing problems and the extent of the outage is being ascertained.

“Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing some Facebook services. We resolved this issue for everyone, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”,said a Facebook spokesperson.

According to Down detector, at least 38,000 people reported issues with WhatsApp.

Twitter Flooded with Memes

Meanwhile, Twitter had a field day with several users sharing some hilarious memes.

Whatsapp Insta being down:
Me who was unaware of it:
Turned my mobile data ON/OFF Thrice,
Connected to Wifi,
Restarted my phone Twice!
*Inspired from True Events#WhatsAppDown

— Soham Kale (@SohamKale20) March 19, 2021

No WhatsApp. No Instagram. No Facebook pic.twitter.com/qYTYsQND8e

— Bhushan Fegde (@bhushanfegde) March 19, 2021

#whatsappdown

Ab kya pic.twitter.com/iSWCfyzCmZ

— Bhushan Fegde (@bhushanfegde) March 19, 2021

After Knowing Whatsapp & Instagram is crashed..

Twitter & Snapchat users be like 🤣😜#WhatsAppDown #instagramdown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/KAEUTFDI2c

— Siva Harsha (@SivaHarsha_1) March 19, 2021

#whatsappdown
Jack to Mark Zuckerberg right now after seeing WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook all shut down pic.twitter.com/dDQTzL6CaN

— 👑 (@viratian18183) March 19, 2021

WhatsApp and Instagram pic.twitter.com/TOYCB9kCct

— अंकित जैन (@indiantweeter) March 19, 2021

Instagram and whatsapp goes down
That guy who proposed his crush but message didn't delivered: pic.twitter.com/2t2WQY80rS

— OM (@hotvanadium) March 19, 2021

WhatsApp Twitter
Insta Owners: vs. Owner:#WhatsappDown #instagramdown #Master pic.twitter.com/xIK19Kn4On

— × റോബിൻ × (@PeaceBrw) March 19, 2021

Meanwhile twitter #WhatsAppDown pic.twitter.com/SVItgyof6u

— Viren Adwani (@AdwaniViren) March 19, 2021

#facebookdown #whatsappdown #instagramdown
People waiting to come single after 3 times reset the phone and checked the internet after whatsApp, instagram and facebook down pic.twitter.com/qyQtOiFwxG

— Deeksha jain 🇮🇳 (@hungry_heart68) March 19, 2021

How everyone on Instagram, Whatsapp & Facebook are entering Twitter after realising all Mark Zuckerberg's apps are down. #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/UnPlLFBZe1

— Mayuresh Deshmukh (@mmayuresh564) March 19, 2021

Every one Running towards twitter for ntg,,,just to tweet about..#instagramdown #WhatsAppDown #Zuckerberg pic.twitter.com/Rzn5Mccsta

— Jeevan (@Its_me_G1) March 19, 2021