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WhatsApp has crashed in a number of countries, the BBC reported.

Users of the Meta-owned platform began reporting problems shortly before 08:00 AM today.

More than 12,000 reports were posted within half an hour, according to the Down Detector service status website.

Many people complain on social networks that they cannot send or receive messages.

WhatsApp has around two billion global active users.

Google, YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive crashed briefly

It is one of the most popular free messaging platforms.

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