Thousands of websites went offline for almost an hour on Tuesday morning, including several of the world’s largest news sites, streaming services, online retailers and even the UK government, disrupting millions of internet users.
Connectivity problems lasting almost an hour appeared to affect news sites including the BBC, New York Times and FT.com, streaming services Spotify, Twitch, Hulu and HBO Max, payments service Stripe and message board Reddit. Together the online services reach hundreds of millions of people every day.
