On August 13, 2025, users worldwide reported a global outage affecting WhatsApp Web, the desktop version of the messaging platform owned by Meta. The disruption prevented users from accessing the service and sending messages, with multiple sources confirming that the issue was not related to individual internet connections or devices. The outage was widely reported across various regions and platforms. The following day, August 14, 2025, the social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, experienced a separate outage in the United States. According to Down Detector, over 16,000 users reported problems with X as of 10:59 AM Eastern Time. This incident marked a significant disruption for both Meta's WhatsApp Web and Musk's X platform within a short timeframe.