X is down, along with a chunk of the internet
On Tuesday morning, a significant disruption swept across the internet, affecting numerous platforms, including X (formerly known as Twitter), due to a large-scale outage at Cloudflare. The incident began around 6:48 AM ET when Cloudflare acknowledged it was investigating a problem impacting multiple customers, resulting in widespread 500 errors. By 7:21 AM ET, the company reported that services were beginning to recover, although users might still experience higher-than-normal error rates as remediation efforts continued. The outage drew immediate attention, with users flocking to Downdetector to report issues on X, highlighting the interconnected nature of online services and the ripple effects such outages can create.
Cloudflare later provided further insights into the situation, revealing that they had detected a spike in unusual traffic to one of their services starting at 11:20 UTC. This surge in traffic was responsible for the errors experienced across their network. While the exact cause of this spike remains undetermined, Cloudflare assured users that they were fully engaged in resolving the issue and would investigate the underlying factors once normal operations were restored. They committed to providing updates on their status page and through their blog, emphasizing their dedication to transparency during such critical incidents. As this story continues to develop, it serves as a reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in our increasingly digital world, where a single service outage can have far-reaching consequences.
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If you’ve been trying to check
X
to understand why
large chunks of the internet are down
, turns out it’s impacted too.
The platform formerly known as Twitter was disrupted on Tuesday morning due to a
large-scale Cloudflare outage
. At 6:48 AM ET, Cloudflare
reported
it was “investigating an issue which impacts multiple customers” with “widespread 500 errors.” At 7:21 AM ET, Cloudflare
reported
“seeing services recover, but customers may continue to observe higher-than-normal error rates as we continue remediation efforts.”
One of these platforms is X, with users reporting issues with the social media site at the same time as the Cloudflare outage,
according to Downdetector
.
(Disclosure: Downdetector is owned by Ziff Davis, the same parent company as Mashable.)
SEE ALSO:
Cloudflare outage cause revealed: This is what happened.
In a statement to Mashable via email
, Cloudflare said, “We saw a spike in unusual traffic to one of Cloudflare’s services beginning at 11:20 UTC. That caused some traffic passing through Cloudflare’s network to experience errors. We do not yet know the cause of the spike in unusual traffic. We are all hands on deck to make sure all traffic is served without errors. After that, we will turn our attention to investigating the cause of the unusual spike in traffic.
“We will post updates to
cloudflarestatus.com
and more in-depth analysis when it is ready to
blog.cloudflare.com
.”
This is a developing story and will be updated as new details emerge.
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