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

Social media site X and music streaming platform Spotify have been impacted by outages, causing chaos for users. X is reportedly down due to a "service outage", according to Down Detector, which is said to be linked to Cloudflare disruption.

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."

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.

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.

Cloudflare outage hits these major platforms and causes disruption across X, ChatGPT, Spotify, Perplexity, Letterboxd and more. Many users report 500 errors and loading failures. Cloudflare confirms issues with its network,

Multiple social media websites are down for thousands of users, including Facebook and X, as well as music streaming app Spotify. Several of the platforms have their servers hosted on Cloudflare, which provides tools that protect websites from cyberattacks and allow sites to load content more quickly.