The WhatsApp app
Dado Ruvic | Reuters
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook parent Meta, suffered a global outage on Tuesday.
Problems were first detected around 3:17 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com, which monitors outages across internet services.
Users reported problems with sending and receiving messages. Normal service on WhatsApp had still not been restored at around 4:05 a.m. ET.
WhatsApp was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC. The messaging service, which has around 2 billion users, is particularly popular in countries such as India and Brazil.
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