{"id":376830,"date":"2025-02-28T22:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/whatsapp-down-for-thousands-of-users-massive-outage-reported-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T22:34:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:04:31","slug":"whatsapp-down-for-thousands-of-users-massive-outage-reported-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/whatsapp-down-for-thousands-of-users-massive-outage-reported-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp down for thousands of users, massive outage reported &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-index-0\">\n<p>Meta-owned social media giant WhatsApp has gone down for thousands of users, according to outage detection website Downdetector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-1\">\n<p>Data on the Downdetector website shows <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"manualbacklink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/sports\/cricket-news\/exindia-cricketer-sanjay-manjrekar-escapes-whatsapp-money-scam-heres-what-happened-11739264354536.html\">WhatsApp<\/a> being inaccessible for over 10,000 people in India at around 9.20 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-3\">\n<p>In UK, over 50,000 people reported that they could not use the app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-4\">\n<p>According to Downdetector, over 70 per cent people reported issues in sending messages, while 17 per cent people faced issues in server connection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-5\">\n<p>There was no immediate statement from WhatsApp on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"manualbacklink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/slack-faces-major-outage-globally-workplace-platform-says-we-are-working-to-restore-services-11740589149984.html\">outage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-6\">\n<p>Many users took to X, formerly Twitter, to inform that their WhatsApp was not working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-7\">\n<p>The social media platforms have also been flooded with memes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-11\">\n<h2>Social media users react<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMe running to Twitter after rebooting my phone to see if WhatsApp is down,\u201d said one of the users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-12\">\n<p>Posting a picture of a crowd, another user said \u201cpeople quickly rushing to Twitter to confirm if WhatsApp is down.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-14\">\n<p>\u201cOne would think since it&#8217;s 2025 WhatsApp could warn us before it stops working for maintenance,\u201d said a users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-15\">\n<p>Another user said, \u201cMe running to Twitter to check if <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"manualbacklink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/new-whatsapp-features-rolled-out-in-january-2025-for-improved-personalisation-11738839506567.html\">WhatsApp<\/a> is down or if my WiFi just betrayed me again\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-16\">\n<p>\u201cHow many people have now come to X to see if WhatsApp is down?,\u201d said a user.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-17\">\n<p>One of the users said, \u201cStop toggling your Airplane mode on\/off. Stop refreshing your WhatsApp. It\u2019s not your network, WhatsApp is down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-19\">\n<h2>WhatsApp&#8217;s features<\/h2>\n<p>Last month, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"manualbacklink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/companies\/news\/whatsapp-bharat-yatra-meta-owned-messaging-platform-launches-initiative-for-small-businesses-across-india-11733884258707.html\">messaging app WhatsApp<\/a> rolled out several new features and design improvements, including introduction of camera effects, selfies into stickers, sticker pack and quicker reactions option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-20\">\n<p>The new feature enables users to enhance their photos with creative touches before sending them in chats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-21\">\n<p>Additionally, users can now share entire sticker packs directly through WhatsApp, making it more convenient to send personalized or favourite sticker collections to friends and family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta-owned social media giant WhatsApp has gone down for thousands of users, according to outage detection website Downdetector. 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