whatsapp not working today news in china

There has been some speculation that the app may be facing a Gmail-style takedown. It appears service issues vary, with some users reporting being unable to connect to the app at all, while others have only experienced issues with photos, videos and audio.Ī multi-platform messaging service, WhatsApp is owned by Internet heavyweight Facebook and is the company’s last active service in China.

WhatsApp’s webpage as of 2.45pm today, without a VPN The company’s website also went down in China during the last outage, something that appears to be an issue this time around (if you aren’t using a VPN). This latest lapse in functionality comes a month after the service experienced similar issues in China, affecting video and voice calls and, for some users, the ability to send images, videos and even text-based messages.

WhatsApp is again experiencing service issues inside Chinese mainland, with users in the country reporting problems viewing, sending and receiving images and videos, as well as audio messages.ĭifficulties with the app allegedly surfaced last night.

UPDATE (at 9.54pm CST): WhatsApp appears to be working normally again for some users in Chinese mainland Others are still reporting sporadic access issues.

Whatsapp not working today news in china