Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide

Photo: The Amazon Web Services (AWS) office in Houston, Texas – March 31, 2019. Photo credit: Tony Webster via Wikimedia (Internet Archive). CC BY 2.0. Article by Kelvin Chan and Barbara Ortutay. AP News – October 20, 2025.

LONDON (AP) — Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms. The all-day disruption and the ensuing exasperation it caused served as the latest reminder that 21st century society is increasingly dependent on just a handful of companies for much of its internet technology, which seems to work reliably until it suddenly breaks down. […]

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