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WhatsApp Users Are Reporting Outages Worldwide (metro.co.uk)

Posted by BeauHD on from the commence-panic dept.

sombragris writes: WhatsApp, a proprietary instant messaging platform owned by Facebook and used by millions of users, is currently down according to user reports from various parts of the world. There's no official word yet on the cause but I'm among the many affected by the outages. UPDATE 5/3/17: "Earlier today, WhatsApp users in all parts of the world were unable to access WhatsApp for a few hours. We have now fixed the issue and apologize for the inconvenience," WhatsApp said in an email late Wednesday afternoon.

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  1. Re:I use it by thegarbz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Email is better

    By what metric?

    Instant?: No
    Encrypted?: No
    Message gets to end user instantly without changing hands a thousand times?: No
    Message guaranteed to get to target and not null routed, reported as spam?: No
    Delivery confirmation?: No
    Able to support video calls?: No
    Able to support audio calls?: No
    Able to send pictures and attachments knowing exactly what the limits are and not being randomly rejected?: No
    Free of spam?: No

    Actually the not being tied to a corporation thing is about the only thing email has going for it. I can't think of a single upside to email otherwise.