As of now, there is a major ongoing outage related to Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is impacting numerous popular websites and services globally. Some of the prominent sites currently down or experiencing issues include Snapchat, Reddit, WhatsApp, Paypal, Facebook (partial), Fortnite, Coinbase, Ring, and others. AWS reported operational problems affecting multiple services from its northern Virginia center, leading to widespread disruption. This outage is causing interruptions for retailers, publishers, gaming platforms, banks, and even airlines. Major websites like Amazon.com and Prime Video have also been affected. Other sites like Netflix, YouTube, Google, Instagram, Dropbox, and Twitter are reported to be up and running normally. The outage is significant enough to impact a broad range of services across the internet because many rely on AWS infrastructure. For checking if a specific website is down, tools like "Is It Down Right Now?", Freshping, OnlineOrNot, and Down For Everyone Or Just Me are helpful to get real-time status of any website worldwide.
In summary, due to the AWS outage, many websites such as Snapchat, Reddit, WhatsApp, Paypal, Coinbase, Disney, and some financial institutions are down or facing issues, while others like Netflix and Google remain accessible. This is a major disruption affecting many parts of the internet simultaneously.
