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Internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare hit by outage

Internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare hit by outage

Summary

Cloudflare, a company that helps manage internet traffic, experienced an outage affecting various websites, including social media platform X. The problem was reported by many users, and Cloudflare is currently investigating the issue.

Key Facts

  • Cloudflare had an outage affecting several websites.
  • Social media platform X was one of the sites impacted.
  • Users reported the problems to Downdetector, an outage monitoring site.
  • Cloudflare acknowledged the issue and is looking into it.
  • The incident happened shortly after 11:30 GMT on a Tuesday.
  • Cloudflare provided updates after 12:00 GMT, stating continued investigation.
  • This event occurred weeks after another major outage involving Amazon Web Services.

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