Read, Watch or Listen

A widespread internet outage affected numerous popular websites and apps on June 12, 2025, including Twitch, Gmail, Discord, and Spotify. Users reported service disruptions starting around 2:30 p.m. ET. Cloudflare and Google Cloud both acknowledged service issues. While some services began recovering by 3:30 p.m., Down Detector showed a significant spike in error reports. The disruption caused frustration among workers, impacting productivity. The cause of the outage is still under investigation.

Prepared by Jonathan Pierce and reviewed by editorial team.