Snapchat, Fortnite, Roblox, Canva all down in huge outage
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A devastating crash of Amazon’s cloud computer systems triggered the world’s biggest ever internet blackout, according to a web monitoring company.
Dozens of popular online games, apps, and websites — including Roblox, Snapchat, Amazon, and Ring — have experienced widespread server outages linked to Amazon’s cloud network.
Fortnite, Roblox, Clash Royale and various other games and gaming services have been struck down by an "operational issue" with Amazon's web services today, though Amazon themselves promise that they're already seeing "significant signs of recovery".
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Amazon services, including Prime and Alexa, as well as other internet services including Snapchat, Roblox, Lyft, and more appear to be disrupted, according to Downdetector. The reported issues began shortly after 3 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.
A major internet outage hit on October 20. Snapchat and many other popular apps like Roblox and Canva stopped working. Users could not log in or load messages. The disruption was caused by problems at Amazon Web Services.
A huge internet outage has hit dozens of websites with banks, phone companies and major retailers among those affected. Downdetector is reporting a massive spike in reports about service issues involving a host of sites. They include Amazon Web Services, Lloyds Bank, Snapchat, Zoom, Roblox, HMRC and Fortnight.