An AWS outage has caused widespread service disruptions, impacting millions of websites and online services globally. Major platforms like Amazon, Fortnite, Canva, and Perplexity AI are experiencing outages, highlighting the reliance on AWS infrastructure. #AWSOutage #CloudDisruption
Keypoints
- The outage began approximately 30 minutes ago and affected all regions, including the US and Europe.
- Services affected include Amazon, PrimeVideo, Fortnite, Canva, Roblox, Hulu, and Robinhood.
- AWS confirmed increased error rates and latencies in the US-EAST-1 Region and is investigating the root cause.
- Popular platforms like Fortnite and Perplexity AI confirmed their services are offline due to the outage.
- Some services are starting to recover after 45 minutes of disruption, but the situation remains ongoing.