WhatsApp down: Sending and receiving pictures, videos, voice messages does not work

WhatsApp currently appears to be down. Several users have reported on Twitter, among other places, that the messenger is not working properly. WhatsApp has not yet commented on the problem.
Article posted at 12:42 pm: The messenger had to deal with disruptions a few weeks ago at New Year. Now WhatsApp seems to be affected again – but this time with a worldwide disruption. Users in the USA and Europe are also complaining about problems with WhatsApp. For a few minutes now, communication with media via WhatsApp has been completely at a standstill. We have been informed of this on behalf of TechnikNews Can recreate on both Android and iOS devices.
WhatsApp down: Sending media does not work
With the current fault in WhatsApp, the servers are not accessible across the board. Sending and receiving pictures, videos, and voice messages is not possible. It is not known why this is. In addition, the WhatsApp status account inactive on Twitter for years. However, the sending of messages works. We will keep you up to date.
WhatsApp down: Current status
Update at 14:01 pm: WhatsApp works perfectly again for us.
Update at 13:24 pm: There are still problems with pictures, videos, GIFs, stickers and voice messages.
Update at 12:52 pm: Furthermore, no media can be sent, but messages still work.
It's good that it's fixed again. It's really difficult without WhatsApp.