Internet meltdown! Cloudflare, the backbone behind hundreds of major websites, suffered a major glitch today. This technical nightmare left users locked out of popular platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and film review site Letterboxd.
Websites Grind to a Halt
Visitors trying to load their favourite sites were met with error messages, as Cloudflare’s network hiccup stopped pages from loading. Users reported an “internal server error” warning, urging them to try again later.
Cloudflare Scrambles to Fix the Fiasco
The internet infrastructure giant confirmed the problem in a statement: “Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts multiple customers. Further detail will be provided as more information becomes available.”
Even Outage Trackers Get Hit
Outage watchdog Down Detector, the go-to site for tracking web crashes, also fell victim to the outage. Despite its own troubles, it logged a huge spike in complaints, underlining the scale of the disruption.
The fallout highlights just how dependent websites are on Cloudflare’s protection against cyber attacks and traffic blasts. For now, millions wait as engineers scramble to get the internet back up and running.
