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Users in the UK and around the world have been unable to use the platform.

Users of the platform began reporting issues before the sun came up.

There were more than 12,000 reports posted within an hour.

Many people complain on social media that they can't get in touch with them. There are two billion active users of the messaging service.

It is a popular platform in the UK.

Many people who tried to use the app on Tuesday were faced with a message.

We're aware that some people are having trouble sending messages and we're working to restore it for everyone.

Significant disruption is expected from the outage. Group communication using the app is popular for social, work and parenting activities.

Government ministers use it controversially.

Users in the UK and around the world are being affected by the outage.

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There was a six-hour outage last year which also hit Facebook and other websites.

A configuration change was to blame for the global problem.