Cloudflare Outage Causes Glitches Across Major Websites

The internet is acting up again, and this time Cloudflare appears to be the source of the headache. Several major websites have been glitchy on Tuesday morning, with users reporting trouble accessing platforms like OpenAI, X, and “League of Legends.” Thousands of reports poured into Downdetector as Cloudflare acknowledged the issues and worked on a fix.
Many Americans slept through the worst of the disruptions, but the ripple effects hit globally. Cloudflare supplies tools that protect sites from cyberattacks and help content load quickly, so when it stumbles, large swaths of the internet start wobbling.
Investors noticed. Cloudflare shares fell about 3 percent in early trading as news of the outages spread. The stock started sliding in premarket trading, although the broader market isn’t helping either. The S&P 500 was down more than 1 percent as of mid-morning, adding a little extra drag to Cloudflare’s drop. $NET ( ▼ 2.45% )