Twitter making the most of the situation
Twitter, which appeared to be working, referenced the situation at 1.27pm ET, tweeting: “hello literally everyone” on their official account, to which WhatsApp replied: “hello!”
“Thought this was supposed to be encrypted…” quipped Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in his reply to the messaging app.
The company’s initial tweet prompted a huge reaction from major US accounts, like Warner Bros (“good move”) and Burger King, who responded: “Hiya.”
“How r u handling the fame,” inquired McDonald’s Canada, while Reddit said: “hi.”
At around 1.54pm ET, Instagram replied, writing: “Hi and happy Monday” with a grimacing emoji an hour after confirming the issues on Twitter.
