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Amazon Web Services Outage Disrupts Global Internet Access

3/28/2026

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On March 28, 2026, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a significant outage disrupting global internet access.
The outage affected Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, and Signal.
It began about 3:11 a.m. Eastern Time and involved Amazon's domain name system (DNS).
Recovery began about three hours later, with AWS reporting improvements across most services.
Experts say such outages are common and usually resolved quickly, noting reliance on a few providers.

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Story summary

On March 28, 2026, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a significant outage disrupting global internet access.
The outage affected Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, and Signal.
It began about 3:11 a.m. Eastern Time and involved Amazon's domain name system (DNS).
Recovery began about three hours later, with AWS reporting improvements across most services.
Experts say such outages are common and usually resolved quickly, noting reliance on a few providers.