WhatsApp is DOWN / Not Sending Messages

Yes, WhatsApp is down. While the social networking giant, Facebook, is shelling out $19 BILLION USD to acquire the messaging service it has gone down. It is February 22, 2014, 3PM EST, and it has been down for approximately 2 hours. We have multiple reports confirming the worldwide issues in which a clock is shown next to messages that are being sent. WhatsApp has not commented on the issues but rumors suggest that Facebook is monitoring traffic to see how much stress will be on their servers with WhatsApp's added traffic.