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This is an archive article published on July 3, 2019

WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram back online after getting hit by a glitch

The outage appears to be spread across several parts of India, Europe and United States.

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(Reuters)

Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram seem to have come back online now after the services were hit by a glitch on Wednesday. Instagram has shared a post on Twitter letting users know that they are back online. We tried the three services and found them working just fine.

Facebook Inc on Wednesday said some of its users are facing issues while sending and downloading media files on its social media platforms including WhatsApp and Instagram. A company spokesperson said they are working towards resolving the issues.

The outage appeared to have spread across several parts of India, Europe and the United States.

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According to downdetector.com, more than 14,000 users reported issues with Instagram, while more than 7,500 and 1,600 users reported issues with Facebook and WhatsApp.

A statement from Instagram said: “We’re aware that some people are having trouble uploading or sending images and videos on Instagram. We’re sorry for the trouble and are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible.”

Also read | Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffered glitch; users complain on Twitter

Facebook had experienced one of its longest outages in March this year when some users around the globe faced trouble accessing Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for over 24 hours.

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