WhatsApp emerges out of outage as Meta rolls out fix

From techcrunch.com

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WhatsApp is returning to action globally as Meta rolls out a fix, resolving one of the most widespread and long-lasting snafus for the Facebook instant messaging and voice calling app that is used by over 2 billion people and millions of businesses worldwide.

The outage, which began at about 12.20 AM PT, according to user complaints, lasted for more than an hour and a half. WhatsApp didn’t share what caused the outage.

Our story from earlier Tuesday follows.

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