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Cloudflare network outage impacting X, Spotify and various sites

Headline from Foxla, from the development of Nov 18, 2025

Newest development Nov 19, 2025 · 3 reportsCloudflare CEO Apologizes for 'Unacceptable' Outage and Explains What Went Wrong

The disruptions to online website and social media platforms is reportedly connected to a global network issue.

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    Cloudflare network outage impacting X, Spotify and various sites

    Headline from Foxla ·

  2. Newest

    Cloudflare CEO Apologizes for 'Unacceptable' Outage and Explains What Went Wrong

    Headline from CNET ·

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75 articles, oldest first.

  1. Lamag

    Cloudflare Outage Brings Down Services Across the Internet (opens Lamag)

    Published

    Lamag's feed description

    A Cloudflare software failure caused major sites like Spotify, X and ChatGPT to go dark, highlighting the internet’s growing centralization.

  2. Engadget

    Cloudflare's widespread outage this morning appears to have been resolved (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    Infrastructure company Cloudflare has been hit with what it calls "widespread 500 errors, [with] Dashboard and API also failing."

  3. Foxla

    Cloudflare network outage impacting X, Spotify and various sites (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The disruptions to online website and social media platforms is reportedly connected to a global network issue.

  4. FOX Business

    Cloudflare down: ChatGPT, X among sites affected by global network issues (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare experiences widespread outage affecting ChatGPT and social media platform X, with recovery efforts underway for multiple services.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Cloudflare resolves outage that impacted thousands, ChatGPT, X and more (opens WDIO Duluth)

    Published

    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, “League of Legends,” to the New Jersey Transit system early Tuesday. Around 10 a.m.

  6. Observer

    How Cloudflare, the Company Powering 20% of All Websites, Suddenly Went Down (opens Observer)

    Published

    Observer's feed description

    A Cloudflare outage hit OpenAI, Spotify and X after a system crash, sparking over 11,000 reports and highlighting the web’s infrastructure risks.

  7. The Guardian

    Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks suffers unidentified problem

  8. FOX 5 New York

    Is X down? Cloudflare network outage impacting Spotify and various sites (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The disruptions to online website and social media platforms is reportedly connected to a global network issue.

  9. ZDNet

    Major Cloudflare outage takes down ChatGPT, Spotify, and X - here's the latest (opens ZDNet)

    Published

    ZDNet's feed description

    Many of the internet's biggest sites are down today as this major outage ripples across the web.

  10. The Columbian

    Cloudflare outage impacts thousands, disrupts transit systems, ChatGPT, X and more (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    A widely used internet infrastructure company said that it has largely resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, “League of Legends," t

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Global Cloudflare outage affects Arkansas Democrat-Gazette website, others (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A widely used Internet infrastructure company said it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, “League of Legends,” to the New Jersey Transit system early Tuesday.

  12. Gizmodo

    Cloudflare Outage Takes Down Huge Chunk of the Internet, Slowly Coming Back Online (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Amazon, X, Spotify, ChatGPT, Grindr, Canva, and many more are struggling to stay online.

  13. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Cloudflare outage cuts access to X, ChatGPT and other web platforms for thousands (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

    Published

    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Major internet platforms, including X and ChatGPT, were inaccessible for thousands of users globally on Tuesday as web-infrastructure firm Cloudflare was hit by an outage, disrupting internet services.

  14. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

    Published

    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is investigating an issue that caused outages for X, some multiplayer games and ChatGPT.

  15. The Boston Globe

    Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, other internet services (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The internet infrastructure provider says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, X.com, transit infrastructure, and other prominent internet services.

  16. NBC New York

    Many internet services disrupted after Cloudflare warns of service issues (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    Cloudflare, one of the largest providers of internet services for websites, said Tuesday morning that it was dealing with "an internal service degradation."

  17. Howtogeek

    It's not just you: Cloudflare, and half the Internet, is down (opens Howtogeek)

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    Howtogeek's feed description

    Whoops.

  18. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Cloudflare outage impacts X, ChatGPT, Spotify, and other websites (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Cloudflare, an internet infrastructure platform, is experiencing an outage that appears to be impacting websites across the internet.

  19. WHDH Boston

    Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

    Published

    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure

  20. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Cloudflare outage cuts access to X, ChatGPT, web platforms (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

    Published

    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Major internet platforms, including X and ChatGPT, were inaccessible for thousands of users globally on Tuesday as web-infrastructure firm Cloudflare was hit by an outage, disrupting internet services.

  21. NBC New York

    Cloudflare resolves issue causing ChatGPT, X and more internet service outages (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    Is X down? Is ChatGPT working again? Cloudflare said it implemented a fix and believes it has resolved the issue.

  22. Forbes

    Cloudflare Outage Knocks X, ChatGPT And Other Websites Offline (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Cloudflare said its global network was “experiencing issues” and it is “continuing to investigate this issue.”

  23. CNET

    Cloudflare Outage Hits Hard Across the Web, but Recovery Is in Progress (opens CNET)

    Published

    CNET's feed description

    When web services provider Cloudflare went down on Tuesday, a significant portion of the internet became unavailable.

  24. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Cloudflare resolves outage that hit parts of the internet | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Cloudflare, a company that helps websites secure and manage their internet traffic, experienced issues with its global network, the company said early today, disrupting service for many websites and apps.

  25. WSVN Miami

    Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (AP) — Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X,

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