Social media users flood Twitter as WhatsApp goes 'offline'

Whatsapp, the popular instant communication application owned by Meta is reported to be offline with millions of Nigerians on social media currently unable to send and receive messages.

While MyNigeria cannot confirm the issue as widely reported, the outage is affecting both personal and group chats.

It currently seems impossible to send a message on WhatsApp groups, but personal chats also seem to be largely affected.

Outage detection website DownDetector confirms that WhatsApp is not working for thousands of users.

The report shared by the website said the app went down shortly before noon, with #WhatsApp trending on Twitter in Pakistan with 13,000 users talking about the outage.

Users reported being unable to send messages, with the app showing “connecting”.

WhatsApp is yet to share an official statement on the same, but we should have more information soon enough. Stay tuned for more updates.

Meanwhile, Nigerians have taken to Twitter to react

You came here to see if Whatsapp is down right? pic.twitter.com/Vwx1urd3BS

— 0xShane (@BeLikeShane) October 25, 2022

When your WhatsApp is playing up but you come to Twitter and see that everyone else is having the same problem #WhatsAppDown pic.twitter.com/pMcJm0Zn56

— Jamie (@GingerPower_) October 25, 2022

When WhatsApp is Down.#whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/xHgsHd9h8v

— ɅMɅN DUВΞY (@imAmanDubey) October 25, 2022

I'm not the only one who opened twitter to check if WhatsApp was down then

— joanne (@JoannaJessie3) October 25, 2022

WhatsApp headquarters right now???? #WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/0yeLy0L8Fb

— H.E ERICK MOMANYI (@HEERICKMOMANYI1) October 25, 2022

Everyone checking in on Twitter when WhatsApp or Instagram or Facebook is down pic.twitter.com/ghkKCixGCp

— Adam (@FGRAdam) October 25, 2022

Me after restarting my phone, putting it on airplane mode and uninstalling whatsapp and then coming to Twitter ????#whatsappdown#whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/azHsK1tPfb

— JackieAppu (@JACKIEAPPU1) October 25, 2022

How are we going to communicate since Whatsapp is down?
Professor : and that's where Twitter comes in#WhatsApp #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/NrqBGpPGK7

— Jackson Nyakoe (@Jacksonnyakoe) October 25, 2022