A massive technical failure at Amazon Web Services (AWS) has triggered global outages across some of the world’s most popular online platforms, including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Duolingo and Canva.

The disruptions, which began just after 6pm in Australia, sent social media and gaming users scrambling as sites and apps failed to load or crashed altogether.

Monitoring website Down Detector reported thousands of complaints from frustrated users unable to access key platforms.

More than 2,600 outage reports were logged within hours of the issues first appearing.

Early indications point to a significant problem within AWS — the cloud computing giant responsible for much of the internet’s digital backbone.

The company acknowledged “increased error rates and latencies” affecting multiple

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