Meta's WhatsApp down for thousands as users report problems with Instagram

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris in 2023 (Thibault Camus, File/AP)

Jaspreet Singh and Akash Sriram

Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp was down for thousands of users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

More than 5,000 users reported problems with the messaging app in Ireland while 235 had issues with Instagram and 86 with Facebook.