A Google Cloud outage took down half internet
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Any major problems with providers like this will result in lots of your favorite online sites and apps going down. Down Detector on Thursday saw user-reported issues at Twitch, Gmail, Discord, Nintendo Switch Online, Spotify, and dozens more platforms. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis owns both Mashable and Down Detector.)
Some notable web services that experienced disruptions included: Spotify, Discord, Google and its related services, Cloudflare, Snapchat, YouTube, OpenAI, Character AI, Fubo, Etsy, Vimeo, UPS, Shopify, Microsoft Azure, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Google Gemini, DoorDash, Calendly, Paramount+, IKEA, Twitch, and Microsoft 365.
The massive internet outage on Wednesday where Google Cloud Platforms, Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare saw significant downtime was linked to a cyberattack by social media. , US Buzz News - Times N
On Thursday afternoon, a massive list of popular internet services all started experiencing outages at the same time. Thousands of confused internet users took to Google and social media to ask why they couldn't log into their favorite websites and apps.
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