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This is an online earthquake
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage started at around 7.40am BST, according to Downdetector – and the ripple effect has taken out much of the internet.
Right now, Alexa, Snapchat, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite, Zero, Signal, Canva and countless others are showing huge spikes in reports on Downdetector.
The problems show just how many services rely on Amazon’s cloud computing services. The AWS Health Dashboard is showing an “operational issue” in North Virginia that’s producing “increased error rates and latencies”. This is going to have serious repercussions today for millions…
