A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.

Even Amazon's own services weren't immune. Users of the company's Ring doorbell cameras and Alexa-powered smart speakers posted on DownDetector that they weren't working, while others said they were unable to access the Amazon website or download books to their Kindle.

Games of all types, from Fortnite to Wordle to Roblox have been affected by the AWS outage. Problems started at about 7.30am BST (that's 2.30am ET) when gamign services started having huge spikes on the outage-detecting website Downdetector.

More than 1,000 companies have had 6.5 million reports of disruption, including Snapchat, Reddit, Roblox and Lloyds bank.

An Iowa family has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that their daughter was groomed on the platform before she was taken from her grandmother’s home and later found in Jefferson

AWS saw a major outage in the early hours of Monday morning, a temporary recovery, and then further issues as the East Coast neared midday. You can read the full explanation of th

Amazon Web Services experienced a major outage on Oct. 20 that disrupted many websites and apps, including Snapchat.