Thousands of Britons reported widespread internet disruptions affecting major platforms including Snapchat, Amazon and Steam. Downdetector recorded massive spike in outage reports across multiple services.
A significant AWS outage has caused widespread disruption across the UK, affecting major websites, streaming services, and business operations. Downdetector reports massive spike in error reports.
Instagram experienced a widespread global outage, leaving thousands of users unable to access the app, refresh feeds, or send messages. The disruption, confirmed by Meta, sparked a flood of complaints and memes across other social platforms.
Meta's Instagram suffered a major worldwide service disruption, leaving millions of users locked out and venting their frustrations on rival platform X (formerly Twitter).
Netflix has broken its silence after a catastrophic technical failure plunged the UK into streaming chaos, leaving subscribers unable to access their favourite shows and films for hours.
Sony's PlayStation Network suffers a major outage, locking players out of online gaming, account sign-ins, and the PS Store. Downdetector reports a massive spike in user reports as frustration grows.
OpenAI's ChatGPT suffered a major outage, leaving users across the UK unable to access the popular AI chatbot. The service disruption sparked a wave of user frustration and reports on Downdetector.