Snapchat is down, showing yet another way it's lagging behind rivals

Date:
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:15:50 +0000

Description:
Snapchat's down for most users right now, following hot on the heels of Insta and Facebook a week prior.

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If you've been wondering why your Snapchat won't let you connect or send messages, it's because the popular self-destructing-image-sending app is
down.

After reports around the world, Snapchat's Support Twitter page confirmed "some Snapchatters are having issues using the app right now" - DownDetector also reports a huge spike in problems for the app.

Commenters on Snapchat's Twitter post list a couple of key issues, from an inability to connect to the app, to problems actually sending messages on the platform. Many posters lament the possibility of their streaks ending.

Just a week prior Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all went down , which is noteworthy given the latter is a big rival for Snapchat, due to it being another image-based social media platform. Apparently, Snapchat is even lagging behind when it comes to outages.

There have been plenty of outages in 2021, as all the big websites seem to keep falling apart, and Snapchat is just the latest in a long line. You can read our guide on why this keeps happening if you're interested - and if you're a Snapchatter waiting for the service back online, you could do with the distraction.

The Snapchat outage is ongoing at the time of writing, so this is a breaking story - keep checking back for up-to-date information on the outage.



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