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A massive Cloudfare outage led to issues on X, Spotify, ChatGPT, Mumsnet and Bet365 earlier today - problems remain despite a fix being announced
DOZENS of websites have been crippled by a major outage which sparked chaos across the globe. Twitter, Spotify and Uber were among a number of sites hit when Cloudflare – an internet network
X, formerly Twitter, users have reported issues as Cloudflare also suffers technical glitches. Cloudflare said in a statement: "Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts multiple customers. Further detail will be provided as more information becomes available."
Several major internet services appeared to have been affected by the Cloudflare issue, including X and Amazon Web Services, according to DownDetector.com, a website that tracks service outages based off user reports. Cloudflare said that it is focused on restoring service and that it would provide updates throughout the process.
A major Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025, caused widespread "Error 500" failures, making top platforms like X (formerly Twitter), ChatGPT, and Spotify inaccessible for thousands globally. Discover the cause and recovery efforts of this massive internet disruption.