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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Dan Milmo and Graeme Wearden

Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say

Amazon Web Services (AWS) logo on a display
Amazon said the problem originated in the east coast of the US at Amazon Web Services. Photograph: Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Experts have warned of the perils of relying on a small number of companies for operating the global internet after a glitch at Amazon’s cloud computing service brought down apps and websites around the world.

The affected platforms included Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations including its main retail site and the Ring doorbell company.

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