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WhatsApp is down globally
WhatsApp application
Dado Ruvic | Reuters
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by parent company Facebook Metaglobal shutdown on Tuesday.
The issues were first detected around 3:17 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks outages on internet services.
Users have reported issues with sending and receiving messages. Normal service on WhatsApp was still not restored at around 4:05 a.m. ET.
WhatsApp was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC. The messaging service has about 2 billion users, which is especially popular in countries like India and Brazil.
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