October 20, 2025
We can confirm global services and features that rely on US-EAST-1 have also recovered.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a statement Monday at 6 a.m. ET concerning its outage that affected many online services for several hours. The outage began around 3 a.m. ET Monday.
Why It Matters: Dozens of companies — including Roblox, McDonald’s, Robinhood, United Airlines, and even the British government — reported disruptions. While AWS says the cause appears to be a technical issue, the incident highlightsjust how many companies rely on a single cloud infrastructure service. Notre Dame IT professor Mike Chapple noted, “This episode serves as a reminder of how dependent the world is on a handful of major cloud service providers: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. When a major cloud provider sneezes, the Internet catches a cold.”
Learn More:
- Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online services (AP)
- Amazon Web Services outage hits major websites: What we know so far as recovery begins (CNBC)
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by Karly Code, based in Kentucky
