Try not to panic, but it seems as if WhatsApp is down

AGGGGHHHHHH!

We’re sure it will only be a brief disruption to its services, but it appears as if messaging service WhatsApp went offline on Friday morning. Users attempting to send messages have reported being greeted with a timer symbol rather than the ticks that indicate when a message has been sent or received and, naturally enough, people are freaking out. https://twitter.com/rubenmozo/status/926362852323217408 https://twitter.com/Kamil_LFC94/status/926365746954989568 https://twitter.com/mrfoxagency/status/926364865681346562 https://twitter.com/RachellJonesox/status/926365786666668032 https://twitter.com/TFMRadioNews/status/926365092463210497 As of 8.40 on Friday morning, WhatsApp has issued no statement identifying what the problem might be, but there was a large spike in incidents reported on Website Down detector, particularly in Europe and Asia. Watch this space.