A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage began around 7:40am BST, causing widespread disruption across the internet. Popular platforms and apps affected include Alexa, Ring, Snapchat, Fortnite, Roblox, Signal, Canva, and many others—each seeing huge spikes in outage reports on Downdetector.
The AWS Health Dashboard reports an “operational issue” centered in North Virginia, resulting in increased error rates and latency for many dependent services. This outage is a stark reminder of the extent to which major internet platforms rely on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure for their uptime and overall functionality.
Millions of users are currently experiencing issues, with everything from smart home controls (Alexa, Ring) to social media (Snapchat), gaming (Fortnite, Roblox), and productivity tools (Canva, Signal) affected as the ripple effect of the cloud outage spreads.
If you’re experiencing problems with any service connected to AWS, this major operational incident is the likely cause, and service providers are actively investigating and working toward resolution.
