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Snapchat, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite and more go down in huge internet outage: Latest updates - DownDetector has been flooded with huge spikes for many apps people use every day
The internet is apparently falling apart at the seams today with major outages reported across games like Fortnite, Roblox, and more following issues with Amazon Web Services (AWS). If you've been running into issues getting various sites and games to load today,
Amazon services showing 'signs of recovery' after Snapchat and banks among sites hit by major outage
Hundreds of sites including Zoom, Duolingo and Lloyds bank are affected - Amazon Web Services says it's fixed the underlying issue but a full recovery will take longer.
Is Roblox down? Is Fortnite down? Is one of so many other games down? Currently, yes. The internet is having a bad Monday.
If you're struggling to log in and play some of your favorite games like Fortnite and Roblox, you're not alone. A massive outage was reported with Amazon's AWS hosting service, impacting various services that make use of the company's cloud services.
Services including HMRC have all reported issues, while some banks such as Barclays, Lloyds and the Bank of Scotland have also been affected. Monitoring site Downdetector recorded thousands of outage reports from users, indicating a widespread problem.
AWS experienced an Outage in the early morning hours of Oct. 20, that downed more than a dozen websites. What happened?
The global AWS outage is affecting popular services like Fortnite, Roblox, Snapchat, and Alexa, leaving millions of people around the world disconnected.
People across the world have been experiencing a massive internet outage as many of the world’s biggest websites and applications have stopped functioning properly. According to