All articles tagged with #downdetector
Originally Published 20 days ago — by GV Wire
Steam experienced a significant outage with over 75,000 users reporting server connection problems, causing widespread disruptions for gamers.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by LiveNOW from FOX
Hundreds of thousands of users reported YouTube outages on October 15, 2025, with many experiencing errors and black screens. The platform acknowledged the problem and is investigating the cause, making it a significant outage affecting global users.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Reuters
Google Cloud and Spotify experienced outages affecting tens of thousands of users, with reports of issues on Downdetector, though the companies have not yet responded to requests for comment.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Meta's platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, experienced a significant outage on Wednesday, affecting thousands of users. The issues began around 1PM ET, with many users unable to load apps or seeing outdated posts. Downdetector reported over 66,000 issues for Instagram and over 83,000 for Facebook. Meta acknowledged the problem on X and announced by 5:26PM ET that services were mostly restored, with final checks underway. This outage follows previous disruptions in March and October 2022.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Washington Post
A significant number of Microsoft users experienced disruptions in accessing Outlook and Teams due to an internal system change error, with the web version of Outlook being the most affected. The outage reports, which were most prevalent in the U.S., began in the morning and peaked in the early afternoon before subsiding.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by TechCrunch
Reddit experienced another outage this morning, affecting thousands of users who reported issues accessing the platform on Downdetector.com. The outage followed a similar incident yesterday. Reddit attributed the problem to an update that caused instability, which they have since reverted, allowing the platform to recover. The first outage displayed error messages on both the website and iOS app, but was resolved within four hours.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Tom's Guide
Reddit is experiencing a significant outage, with over 35,000 reports on Downdetector, affecting both desktop and mobile platforms. The issue began around 12:15 p.m. PT, and while the number of reports has slightly decreased, the site remains largely inaccessible. Reddit has acknowledged the problem and is working on a resolution. Other platforms like Venmo and Bluesky also faced brief outages today, but have since recovered.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
OpenAI's ChatGPT is experiencing its second major outage of the day, affecting both mobile and web users. The issue began around 10:30AM ET, with OpenAI investigating the cause. The API remains unaffected, unlike a previous outage in November caused by a DDoS attack.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Android Central
Google experienced a worldwide service outage on May 31, 2024, affecting Google News and Google Drive, among other services. Users reported issues accessing these services starting around 8 AM ET. The outage was confirmed by Downdetector and caused significant disruptions. By 2:28 PM ET, Google had resolved the issues, and services began to stabilize.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Daily Mail
Google is experiencing a widespread outage affecting thousands of users globally, with issues reported in Search and News services. DownDetector indicates the problems began around 8AM ET, impacting users in the US, UK, Australia, and parts of Europe. Despite user reports and social media complaints, Google's service dashboards show no disruptions.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
Thousands of Verizon users are experiencing a cell phone service outage, with over 12,000 reports logged on Downdetector. Verizon has acknowledged the issue and stated that their engineers are working to resolve it, but no estimated time for restored service has been provided.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by KSN-TV
Thousands of Verizon users are experiencing a cell phone service outage, with over 12,000 reports logged on Downdetector. Verizon has acknowledged the issue and stated that their engineers are working to resolve it, but no estimated time for restored service has been provided.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by KRON4
Thousands of Verizon users experienced a cell phone service outage on Thursday afternoon, with reports peaking at 12,599 before dropping to 1,139 by the evening. Verizon acknowledged the issue and stated that their engineers are working to resolve it.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by IGN
Following a recent WhatsApp outage, Apple's App Store, Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, Apple Music, and more have experienced widespread outages, causing disruptions for users. Reports of the outages began spiking around 3pm PT and have remained high since. Apple's system status page acknowledges the issue and states that they are investigating. The cause of the disruptions and any potential connections to the previous WhatsApp downtime remain unclear.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNBC
A cellular outage in the United States affected AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon users, with over 31,000 reports of AT&T outages at its peak. Downdetector.com tracked the outages, with over 800 service outages reported for Verizon and T-Mobile. The wireless carriers did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and the situation is still developing.