BREAKING NEWS: WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Down Globally

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook users in several parts for the world has reported on Monday evening that the platform is down.

The three social media apps are owned by Facebook and run on shared infrastructure.

According to Facebook’s Andy Stone: "We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience,"

"Reload this page for the latest information."

WhatsApp also acknowledged the outage on Twitter: "We're aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We're working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible,"

"Thanks for your patience!"

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

Thanks for your patience!

— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) October 4, 2021

According to data on Downdetector and Twitter, the outage is affecting every Facebook-owned platform.

Users posted messages on Twitter saying the popular social networking and communication platforms were inaccessible from around 4 pm Nigeria time.

The outages quickly started trending on Twitter as users flocked to the competing social network to check to see if other users were affected by the down time. Humorously, the hashtag “#DeleteFacebook,” “WhatsApp” is also trending on Twitter as the company battles continued pushback against the effects its platforms have on younger users.

All three Facebook properties are market leaders in Nigeria in their categories of instant messaging, photo sharing and social networking.