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Snapchat, Spotify, Discord, More Down Amid Google Cloud Outage

  • By Al Mayadeen
  • Source: Agencies
  • 16 Nov 2021 22:13

A wide-scoped outage affected many of the world's most prominent and popular apps, games, social media apps, streaming services, and even Google Cloud, for a little less than an hour, but things seem to be going back to normal.

  • Spotify error message
    Spotify error message

Google Cloud, Amazon, Snapchat, Discord, Etsy, and more prominent websites have been affected by an outage that caused them to go down for just under an hour on Tuesday.

We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out! We’ll keep you posted.

— Spotify Status (@SpotifyStatus) November 16, 2021

The popular websites and apps affected by the outage are reportedly recovering. Meanwhile, millions reported not being able to access their favorite content as it was locked behind an error message that prevented them from using the app and/or website.

"Many Snapchatters are having trouble using the app. Hang tight; we're working on a fix. In the meantime, we recommend staying logged in," Snapchat support said in a tweet.

Many Snapchatters are having trouble using the app. Hang tight, we're working on a fix 🛠 In the meantime, we recommend staying logged in.

— Snapchat Support (@snapchatsupport) November 16, 2021

The reason behind this outage was Google Cloud, and its status page still shows a networking issue is causing problems, which caused the 404 errors that appeared on affected web pages.

Later on, the status page was updated to say, "The issue with Cloud Networking is partially resolved," and users are reporting that the services are going back online, and things seem to be going back to normal.

This outage is not the first major one to hit social networking sites in the past while, as Facebook and the platforms the social media giant acquired - Instagram and WhatsApp - were hit by a sudden massive outage that caused millions to lose access to Facebook's apps and products. 

Other services affected by Tuesday's blackout were Pokemon Go, Rocket League, Apex Legends, and Paramount+. 

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