Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp start reconnecting after nearly 6-hour outage
The Hindu
Facebook and its WhatsApp and Instagram apps went dark at around 9:30 pm IST
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp at least partially reconnected to the global internet on Tuesday early morning, nearly six hours into an .
Facebook and its WhatsApp and Instagram apps went dark at around noon Eastern time (9:30 pm IST), in what website monitoring group Downdetector said was the largest such failure it had everseen.
Around 5:45 pm ET, some Facebook users began to regain partial access to the three apps.

The draft policy for “Responsible Digital Use Among Students”, released on Monday by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, has recommended that parents set structured routines with clear screen-time rules and prioritise privacy, safety, and open conversation with children on digital well-being.












