WHATSAPP users around the world are reporting that they are unable to share photos and videos on the popular messaging app.
While nomal messages are fine, users of the app began experiencing difficulties in sending media and voice messages on Sunday morning.
Website Down Detector shows major problems are being reported across the UK, Spain, Italy and the UAE. The hashtag #whatsappdown is also trending on Twitter.
Retweet if you are on Twitter to find out if WhatsApp is down. #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/J5dcz3aNvR
— Jigar Adhiya (@DrJigarAdhiya) January 19, 2020
Everytime Whatsapp, Instagram, and Facebook goes down:#whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/I7GQcAufoG#whatsappdown
— Velmani SVG (@VelmaniSVG18) January 19, 2020
WhatsApp users coming onto twitter to check if WhatsApp is really down lol #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/5bn0hbzdhs
— Anam Sattar Raja 97 (@AnamSattarRaja1) January 19, 2020
It's unclear if Facebook's messaging service has been affected.
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