Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Down in a Global Outage

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On Monday, April 4th, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram all experienced global outages.

All the three apps, which are owned by Facebook and run on a shared server, went down just before 5 p.m. (12 pm EST).

Around 11.40 a.m. Eastern time, Facebook's apps began displaying error warnings, according to users. Facebook became unavailable on the internet shortly after that.

With over 3.5 billion registered users on Facebook, the outage resulted in a complete shutdown of the platform's functions.

Apps have influenced the worldwide market by delivering effective trading services, in addition to communication and receiving information.

For others, the outage disrupted vital internet services and prevented them from using other apps that use Facebook to sign up.

Using their official Twitter account, the management conveyed their regrets while promising that they are working around the clock to restore normalcy.

"We are aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience." spokesperson Andy Stone said on Twitter. 

On their verified Twitter account, Instagram sent a similar update, promising to work around the clock to restore services.

"Instagram and friends are having a bit of a hard time right now, and you may be having issues using them," the statement read in part, "Bear with us, we are on it."

WhatsApp also issued an update to all of its users, promising to restore service as quickly as possible.

"We are aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We are working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible," read the statement.

The applications were unavailable for more than 5 hours until Facebook's staff was able to resolve the issue and restore all services.

The global outage comes only weeks after a former Facebook employee, Frances Haugen, released disturbing revelations in hundreds of pages of internal research.

The cache, which has since been leaked to news outlets, regulators, and lawmakers, demonstrates that Facebook was well aware of the numerous negative effects its services had on young girls, to the point where it made them feel terrible about themselves.

As a result of the widespread outrage, many believe that legal action should be taken against the multibillion-dollar corporation.

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