Coverage dated October 24, 2022

Meta confirms WhatsApp outage, working to restore service

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US tech giant Meta confirmed a global outage was affecting its messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday and said it was working to restore the app "as

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Digital Journal
Meta confirms WhatsApp outage, working to restore service (opens Digital Journal)
Published Oct 24, 2022
Digital Journal's feed description
US tech giant Meta confirmed a global outage was affecting its messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday and said it was working to restore the app "as
New Hampshire Public Radio
WhatsApp says its service is back after an outage disrupted messages (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)
Published Oct 24, 2022
New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description
The popular chat app has been restored following a brief outage Tuesday that left people around the world complaining that they couldn't send or receive messages.
Omaha World-Herald
WhatsApp says service back after outage disrupts messages (opens Omaha World-Herald)
Published Oct 24, 2022
Omaha World-Herald's feed description
WhatsApp said service on the popular chat app has been restored following a brief outage that left people around the world complaining that they couldn’t send or receive messages. According
KTVZ Bend
WhatsApp suffers major outage (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Oct 24, 2022
KTVZ Bend's feed description
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business WhatsApp suffered a serious outage on Tuesday, preventing users across the globe from sending or receiving messages on the platform. The world’s most popular messaging app started having problems around 3 a.m. ET. As of 4:50 a.m.
NBC Los Angeles
Meta-Owned Messaging Service WhatsApp Back Online After Global Outage (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Oct 24, 2022
NBC Los Angeles's feed description
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook parent Meta, suffered a global outage on Tuesday.
New York Times
WhatsApp Goes Down Briefly Around the World (opens New York Times)
Published Oct 24, 2022
New York Times's feed description
The messaging app stopped working for about two hours on Tuesday morning. WhatsApp did not provide a cause.
France 24
Meta says WhatsApp outage fixed after users affected around the world (opens France 24)
Published Oct 24, 2022
France 24's feed description
US tech giant Meta said Tuesday it had fixed a global outage affecting its messaging service WhatsApp after users around the world complained that they were unable to send or receive messages
Al Jazeera
WhatsApp back online after global outage (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Oct 24, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
WhatsApp, which has about two billion users worldwide, saw users unable to send and receive texts and videos.
CBS News
Global WhatsApp outage resolved (opens CBS News)
Published Oct 24, 2022
CBS News's feed description
Meta, WhatsApp's parent, said it restored service on the messaging app. A widespread outage turned out to be brief.
Insider
WhatsApp is down for thousands of users, making it impossible to send and receive messages (opens Insider)
Published Oct 24, 2022
Insider's feed description
WhatsApp was still down an hour after the outage began. Users in the UK, India, Asia, and parts of Europe remain affected.
FOX 29 Philadelphia
WhatsApp says service restored after outage disrupts messages (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)
Published Oct 24, 2022
FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description
WhatsApp, a popular chat app, suffered a brief outage Tuesday that left people around the world complaining that they couldn't send or receive messages.
Insider
iMessage and FaceTime went down just hours after WhatsApp suffered a major outage (opens Insider)
Published Oct 24, 2022
Insider's feed description
Many Apple users have reported that iMessage and FaceTime were not working. Apple says the issue has been resolved.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
WhatsApp Outage Reported Globally With Many Unable to Access the Meta-Owned Messaging Service (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Oct 24, 2022
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook parent Meta, suffered a global outage on Tuesday.

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