A major AWS outage caused widespread app disruptions, prompting social media users to react with creative memes

An unprecedented Amazon Web Services outage that caused nearly 150 major sites and apps – including Snapchat, Venmo and Roblox – to go dark was apparently caused by a common tech glitch. The 15-hour outage appeared to be caused by an “underlying DNS issue,” Amazon Web Services said in a status tracker on its website.

On October 20, an AWS outage caused widespread disruption to websites and apps, highlighting the reliance on cloud services and the potential for scams and loss of revenue due to outages.

The outage also reignited conversations about the internet's dependence on a few major cloud providers. However, for most users, humour served as the best coping mechanism. Memes highlighting people "touching grass" or rediscovering offline life quickly went viral, showing the internet's collective ability to laugh through inconvenience.

Dozens of popular online games, apps, and websites — including Roblox, Snapchat, Amazon, and Ring — have experienced widespread server outages linked to Amazon’s cloud network.

In India, some of the most popular services like Snapchat, Canva, Roblox, Perplexity and more are suffering massive outage. While some of the service are getting back on track slowly, Snapchat outage reports are increasing with every passing hour.

A Domain Name System error that originated from Amazon's largest and oldest data center took down major sites Monday. The outage has been resolved.