Cloudflare down: Many parts of Internet just stopped working

Several parts of the internet went down on Tuesday following a technical issue at Cloudflare. Users trying to access platforms like X (formerly known as Twitter), ChatGPT, Spotify and the film review site Letterboxd were met with error messages stating that Cloudflare-related issues were preventing pages from loading.

Cloudflare provides key internet infrastructure, including services that shield websites from cyberattacks and help them stay accessible during high traffic.

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“Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts multiple customers,” the company said in a new update. “Further detail will be provided as more information becomes available.”

Tracking website Down Detector, which monitors outages, was also hit by the technical problems itself. But when it loaded, it showed a dramatic spike in problems.

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Affected users saw a message indicating there was an “internal server error on Cloudflare’s network”. It asked users to “please try again in a few minutes”.

Cloudflare outage: Apps affected

1. X (Twitter)
2. ChatGPT
3. League of Legends
4. Letterboxd
5. Spotify
6. Amazon
7. New Jersey Transit
8. Moody’s
9. Downdetector
10. Canva
11. Gemini
12. Perplexity AI

What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare is a major internet infrastructure company. It helps websites load faster and protects them from cyberattacks. It acts as a middle layer between users and websites. Because so many companies rely on Cloudflare, a problem in its system can cause multiple websites to crash—even if they are unrelated.