Massive Outage of Websites Reported as Cloudflare Goes Down

Numerous major platforms are impacted by the Cloudflare servers.

A lobby window at the headquarters of Cloudflare in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2022. Eric Risberg/AP Photo

Websites around the world reported being inaccessible due to Cloudflare servers crashing. These include platforms such as X and ChatGPT.

Cloudflare is a content delivery network that provides network security and enhances loading times for websites by making use of servers located across the globe for faster access to information.