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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users report outages across platforms

Users of social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are reporting outages Wednesday
Users of social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are reporting outages Wednesday

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