Users are unable to access Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp in
several parts of the world. The commonality in all these applications is that all
the three applications are owned by Facebook and run on a shared infrastructure.
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A message on the Facebook website read, “Sorry, something went wrong. We’re working on it and
we’ll get it fixed as soon as we can,”
While Whatsapp tweeted from their
official account asking users to be patient, “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!”
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Several people flocked twitter with
memes and you can look at the best ones here –
The official Twitter handle of Kerala
Blasters, a professional soccer team which plays in the Indian Super League
participated in the meme fest.
Another user shared a meme which
shows the penguins from an animated movie saluting their boss. Twitter is being
saluted by the apps owned by Mark Zuckerberg.
A user shared a picture of an overloaded train with the
caption in reference to the users flooding twitter after being unable to use
Whatsapp, Facebook or Instagram
Charlie Haynes called for everyone to replace the Facebook owned apps with Twitter.
The official handle of popular kid’s TV show Shaun the Sheep did not think twice about poking fun of the situation
Podcast host Safwan AhmedMia deliberately pointed out that the three apps share the same owner.
The four times Emmy Award winner Jarred Henderson came out with an original meme.
Host Sebastian-Abdelhamid used the famous spiderman meme to
explain the situation.
A user thanked the person who pulled the plug at Facebook,
Whatsapp and Instagram (assuming that is what happened).
What do you think of life deprived
of Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram? Let us know in the comments.
