Global Internet Outage: Causes and Effects
The internet experienced another global outage, leaving millions of users without access to major websites and apps.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform that powers much of the internet, went down for several hours, disrupting thousands of services, including banking, social networks, airline booking sites, and online shopping.
As a result, millions of people worldwide were unable to access key apps, with many on the US East Coast unable to mobile-order coffee or access essential services on their way to work.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down for several hours Monday, making several major websites and apps inoperable.Author's summary: Global internet outage affects millions.