Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp suffers global outage

WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook parent Meta, suffered a global outage on Tuesday.

Problems were first detected around 3:17 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com, which monitors outages across internet services.

Users reported problems with sending and receiving messages.

Normal service on WhatsApp had still not been restored at around 4:05 a.m. ET.

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