Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, ChatGPT and more taken down by major AWS outage

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By Ben LovejoyOct 20, 2025, 6:54 am267 pts
A major Amazon Web Services outage resulted in many different platforms and services being taken down for many users in the US. This includes Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, ChatGPT, and more. The problem first occurred shortly after midnight PDT. The company identified the cause a couple of hours later and…

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