Snapchat, Epic Games Store, Canva and more... Many apps and sites are experiencing access problems!
Global internet traffic is experiencing a massive outage. From social media platforms to gaming services, many popular applications have suddenly become inaccessible and malfunctioning. Here are the details...
ACCESS PROBLEMS IN MANY APPLICATIONS AND SITES!Many popular apps and sites are suddenly experiencing access issues. According to Independent.co.uk, the issue is believed to be caused by a malfunction in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
According to the report, AWS confirmed on its service status page that it was experiencing "increased error rates and delays across multiple AWS services."
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers internet infrastructure services that allow companies to rent computers and servers to run their applications and websites.
Last year, a faulty update caused a global outage that resulted in flight cancellations worldwide. The issue impacted numerous industries worldwide, including banks, healthcare, media companies, and hotel chains.
Data from Down Detector, which tracks outages across websites and online services, shows that the disruption is sudden and widespread.
The list of platforms experiencing access problems with Down Detector is quite long.
Some platforms and sites that experience access problems depending on the site are listed as follows:
Snapchat , Amazon Web Services, Epic Games Store, Zoom, Fortnite, Udemy, Ring, Clash Royale, PlayStation Network, Life360, Signal, Canva
Aravind Srinivas, CEO of the artificial intelligence company Perplexity, also revealed that Amazon Web Services was the source of the problem via account X. Srinivas said, "Perplexity is currently down. The root cause of the problem is an AWS issue. We are working to resolve it."
Perplexity is down right now. The root cause is an AWS issue. We're working on resolving it.
— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) October 20, 2025
Fortnite also shared a statement on its X status page, saying, "The outage affecting various internet services is also affecting Fortnite logins. We are currently investigating the issue and will update you when we have more details."
⚠️ An outage affecting several services on the internet is also impacting Fortnite log-ins. We're investigating this now, and will update you when we have more details.
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) October 20, 2025
Meredith Whittaker, President of messaging app Signal, shared a statement: "We are aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stay tuned."
ELON MUSK: X IS WORKINGPSA: we are aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
— Meredith Whittaker (@mer__edith) October 20, 2025
While the internet is experiencing global problems, X owner Elon Musk shared a humorous post about his platform, which is not experiencing any problems.
Musk said in his post, "X is working."
AWS: "ENGINEERS ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO FIX THE PROBLEM"𝕏 works
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2025
According to Sky News, Amazon Web Services said its engineers “took immediate action” as soon as they noticed the issue and are “actively working” to fix it and find the root cause.
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