Thousands of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger users are facing difficulties this afternoon with reports the popular messaging app is down as users are unable to send messages

When I open WhatsApp it keep loading forever,” one person wrote. Another user commented, “I keep failing to register device connections with my

Users are reporting issues with both the messaging service’s website and app. More than 3,000 people reported issues late Wednesday morning, according to the website DownDetector. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Messaging service WhatsApp has gone down, according to thousands of reports flagged to outage monitor Downdetector.

Venmo users experienced an outage on Thursday, with reports of issues spiking to over 2,500 by 11 a.m., according to Downdetector.com.

According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 3:10pm, and are affecting WhatsApp users around the world.

Meta-owned social media giant WhatsApp has gone down for thousands of users, according to outage detection website Downdetector. Data on the Downdetector website shows WhatsApp being inaccessible for over 10,

Instant messaging service WhatsApp appears to have gone down Friday, according to Downdetector.com. User reports of problems with the chat app appeared to spike Friday morning with a majority of users — 54% — reporting problems with sending messages.

Thousands of Britons were left unable to send messages this afternoon after popular social media apps Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger "went down". Outage monitoring site DownDetector reported huge spikes in the Meta-owned platforms just after 3pm on Friday - with users barred from accessing the platforms up and down the country.