Any major problems with providers like this will result in lots of your favorite online sites and apps going down. Down Detector on Thursday saw user-reported issues at Twitch, Gmail, Discord, Nintendo Switch Online, Spotify, and dozens more platforms. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis owns both Mashable and Down Detector.)

The massive internet outage on Wednesday where Google Cloud Platforms, Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare saw significant downtime was linked to a cyberattack by social media. , US Buzz News - Times N