WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook suffer a global drop in their services | Technology

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WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, the main Meta platforms, have caused problems for their users that did not allow the correct publication of messages and communication of shipments. According to the website DownDetectorspecialized in recording mishaps in internet-connected services in real time, messages did not load and had problems being sent, as many users have reported.

The aforementioned website has registered reports of poor service since 8:00 p.m. (Spanish peninsula), with a peak of thousands of global reports about 15 minutes later. Communications were recovered as of 8:30 p.m. The company has not officially reported any problems.

Capture of Downdetector where it reports the crashes of Meta platforms.
Capture of Downdetector where it reports the crashes of Meta platforms.

WhatsApp is the most used instant messaging system in the world, with nearly 2 billion users. The company was acquired in 2014 by Meta (then Facebook), after disbursing $21.8 billion. Although the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, assured that the data of WhatsApp users would not be crossed with that of other companies in the group, such as Facebook or Instagram, Meta has taken steps in that direction, raising complaints from the Facebook community. users.

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