WhatsApp Outages Reported Across Asia, Europe, South America

WhatsApp Outages Reported Across Asia, Europe, South America
Officials have said the "challenge" is being spread via WhatsApp. Thomas White/REUTERS/File Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The popular messaging service WhatsApp is down for thousands of people across Asia, Europe, and South America.

According to Down Detector, there was a spike in users reporting problems using the app on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 19. Around two-thirds of reported issues with WhatsApp was an inability to send or receive messages, while about a third of users noted connectivity problems. Only around one percent had trouble logging into the messaging service.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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