#internet stability

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Internet outage: which websites and services were hit by Fastly issue | Internet | The Guardian

Experts say outage shows internet services too centralised and lack resilience

... An unexplained configuration error at a single infrastructure provider, Fastly, which handles 10% of the world’s internet traffic, was enough to render major websites and services inoperable for almost an hour on Tuesday morning.

Online businesses including Reddit, Amazon, Twitch, Spotify and Hulu were knocked offline, as was the Guardian’s website, the BBC, the New York Times, and CNN. National governments were also caught up: gov.uk was unavailable, making a host of government services inaccessible include the Covid vaccines booking site, as was the website for the White House. ...

Internet outage illustrates lack of resilience at heart of critical services | Internet | The Guardian