(FILES) This photograph taken on October 28, 2021 shows the META logo on a laptop screen in Moscow as Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network. Meta and Whatsapp posted on X, formerly Twitter, on December 12, 2024 that a technical issue is affecting service for users, confirming reports of a widespread outage on their platforms. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)