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Multiple websites including Amazon’s cloud unit down for thousands of users

By Reuters 20 October 2025, 10:53 am Edit
The logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen during the opening of the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair for mechanical and electrical engineering and digital industries, on March 31, 2025 in Hanover, northern Germany. (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN / AFP)
The logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen during the opening of the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair for mechanical and electrical engineering and digital industries, on March 31, 2025 in Hanover, northern Germany. (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN / AFP)

Multiple online platforms including Amazon’s cloud unit AWS, Robinhood , Snapchat and Perplexity were down today, Downdetector says, while the CEO of Perplexity says the root cause was an AWS issue.

Amazon.com, PrimeVideo and Alexa were all facing issues, according to Downdetector.

Paypal’s Venmo was also down.

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