Internet Meltdown: Global Users Report Errors Across Google, Spotify, AWS, and Dozens of Sites
A major internet outage has taken users across the globe by storm, disrupting access to several of the world’s most widely-used platforms — including Google, Spotify ,Cloudflare, Discord, and more. The widespread outage began around 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 12, and has sent shockwaves through the digital world.
What Happened? Widespread Internet Disruption Hits Popular Sites
Users began reporting issues across a variety of platforms — from Gmail, Twitch, and Nintendo Switch Online, to Snapchat, Shopify, and even Cloud providers like AWS and Google Cloud. Services such as Google Meet became inaccessible, leaving workers and creators scrambling during peak hours.
Real-time data from DownDetector revealed a sudden spike in service errors across hundreds of websites. Social media exploded with user complaints and memes, with many asking the obvious: “Is the entire internet down?”
Confirmed Affected Services (So Far)
Here’s a list of major platforms that experienced disruptions:
Google (Gmail, Google Cloud, Meet, Gemini)
Spotify
Discord
Twitch
Cloudflare
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Shopify
Nintendo Switch Online
Snapchat
Vimeo
Etsy
FuboTV
Rocket League
Calendly
Doordash
MLB.tv
Ikea
Gitlab
Equifax
Marvel
Anthropic (Claude AI)
Character.ai
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Cloudflare Responds: “Systems Are Recovering, But Expect Glitches”
One of the internet’s foundational backbone providers, Cloudflare, confirmed “broad service outages” on its official status page. Initially stating that investigations were ongoing, they later updated their report to say:
“We are starting to see services recover. We still expect to see intermittent errors across the impacted services as systems handle retries and caches are filled.”
Impact: E-Commerce, AI, Streaming, and Work Tools All Affected
With platforms like Shopify and AWS experiencing issues, the outage had ripple effects throughout e-commerce and enterprise services. Businesses faced order processing delays, while creators and developers struggled to access work tools and cloud storage.
Tech services relying on AI tools — such as
Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and character.ai — also saw interruptions, raising questions about the growing dependency on cloud-based artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Social Media Reacts: “Did the Internet Just Break?”
Users took to X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit in droves, sharing memes, speculations, and screenshots of error pages. Phrases like “Gmail not working,” “Spotify down,” and “Cloudflare outage” began trending globally.
Some users compared the situation to previous internet outages — including the infamous Fastly CDN crash in 2021 and the Facebook outage that took Meta offline for hours.
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Why It Matters: Are We Too Dependent on Centralized Infrastructure?
This incident reignites the debate on internet centralization. With so many services relying on a few key infrastructure providers (like AWS, Google Cloud, and Cloudflare), outages like this raise serious concerns about digital resilience.
Analysts argue that as businesses move increasingly into the cloud, global systems must build more redundancy and transparency into how services are distributed.
Status Update: Gradual Recovery Underway
As of 3:35 p.m. ET, several services began showing signs of recovery. However, users should still expect intermittent issues as providers clear errors and reload caches. More updates are expected as technical teams work through the disruptions. Over 25 major platforms were hit by a widespread internet outage on June 12.
Google services, Spotify, Cloudflare, and AWS were among the most impacted.
Cloudflare reported recovery in progress, but errors may persist.
Social media is buzzing with reactions, memes, and concerns.
The event has reignited conversations about the vulnerability of internet infrastructure.
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Massive internet outage today hit Google, Spotify, Discord, Cloudflare, AWS, and more. Here’s what caused it, who’s affected, and what to expect next.