Millions across the nation have awakened to a widespread internet blackout as numerous websites have crashed, with more being added to the list as the day unfolds. DownDetector has been flooded with complaints from users regarding various popular online services failing to function correctly.

The worldwide disruption began at approximately 8am today (October 20) in the UK. The breakdowns are connected to difficulties apparently originating from complications with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which supplies the backbone supporting a considerable chunk of the internet.

The firm acknowledged "increased error rates" and delays impacting "multiple AWS services" on its service status dashboard. Based on the monitoring website Down Detector, well-known applications, sites and platforms including

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