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More than social media: The WhatsApp outage affected small businesses worldwide

NPR | By Audie Cornish,

Audie Cornish, Alejandra Marquez Janse, Amy Isackson

Published October 6, 2021 at 4:02 PM CDT

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ayman El Tarabishy, professor at George Washington University, about how Facebook's outage earlier this week halted work for businesses who rely on WhatsApp worldwide.

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Audie Cornish

Over two decades of journalism, Audie Cornish has become a recognized and trusted voice on the airwaves as co-host of NPR's flagship news program, All Things Considered.

Alejandra Marquez Janse

Alejandra Marquez Janse is an assistant producer for NPR's evening news program All Things Considered.

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Amy Isackson

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