Cloudflare Down Latest: Websites Such as Twitter Not Working Amid Major Internet Outage

A major internet disruption hit users worldwide as Cloudflare suffered a widespread outage, causing high-profile platforms such as Twitter (X), ChatGPT, Zoom, and Slack to become inaccessible or unstable. According to multiple reports, the outage triggered Internal Server Error 500 messages, leaving millions confused as essential online services temporarily collapsed.

This incident highlights the global dependency on Cloudflare’s infrastructure — a single outage can ripple across the internet, affecting social networks, tech tools, and business platforms.

What Happened?

According to reports, Cloudflare experienced technical problems linked to a failure involving its support portal provider, causing widespread outages across multiple services. Users across the world reported that websites powered by Cloudflare would not load, timed out, or returned server errors.

Platforms affected include:

Twitter/X
ChatGPT
Zoom
Slack
Perplexity AI
Many corporate and SaaS websites

Users on Reddit confirmed the outage started shortly after Cloudflare conducted scheduled maintenance in several data centers. Some networks partially recovered while others remained unstable.

Date & Impact Timeline

Date of Incident: November 18, 2025
Regions Affected: Global — especially Europe and the Americas
Primary Symptoms:
- Internal Server Error (500)
- Timeouts
- Broken media loading
- Inability to reach dashboards or APIs

Status monitoring services also struggled during the incident because they themselves rely on Cloudflare infrastructure.

Why Websites Like Twitter Were Not Working

The outage primarily impacted Cloudflare-hosted traffic, meaning websites using Cloudflare for:

DNS
CDN caching
API routing
DDoS protection

…were unable to reach end-users.

This is why Twitter/X, which uses Cloudflare for certain service layers, became temporarily inaccessible or slow in several regions.

Key Statistics

Item	Details
Major Platforms Affected	X (Twitter), ChatGPT, Zoom, Slack
Error Type	Internal Server Error – 500
Root Cause (Initial Reports)	Support portal provider failure & regional network issues
Outage Scope	Global
Most Affected Users	Europe, Asia, North America

Detailed Breakdown of Events

1. Outage Begins

Users start reporting widespread failures loading major websites. Many platforms return Error 500, indicating a server-side failure.

2. Cloudflare Investigates

Cloudflare acknowledges the incident, stating the company is investigating internal server errors that may impact multiple customers.

3. Websites Go Offline

Twitter (X), ChatGPT, Zoom, Slack, and many others experience downtime or become partially unusable.

4. Reddit Confirms More Details

Users on Reddit report that after Cloudflare’s scheduled maintenance in Los Angeles, connectivity became unstable across various services. Some regions behaved as though undergoing cascading failures.

5. Partial Recovery

Some data centers gradually come back online, but the outage remains inconsistent based on location.

6. Cloudflare Status Page

Cloudflare’s own status page shows ongoing scheduled maintenance in certain regions, though not officially linked as the cause.

How This Affects Regular Users

1. Social Media & Communication Disruption

Twitter/X, Slack, Zoom, and ChatGPT were unstable, affecting communication for millions.

2. Businesses Impacted

Operations relying on SaaS tools saw interruptions in:

Customer support
Internal messaging
API-driven services

3. Developers & Site Owners

Unable to access Cloudflare dashboards, DNS tools, or support services.

What You Can Do During a Cloudflare Outage

Try to access websites using VPN (different route = more chance of connection).
Wait for the Cloudflare network to stabilize — outages usually resolve within 30–90 minutes.
Check the official Cloudflare Status page for live updates.
Do not make DNS changes during the outage; propagation may fail.

Why This Outage Was So Big

Cloudflare powers:

20% of global web traffic
Leading CDN and security layers
API routing for major apps
DNS for thousands of websites

When Cloudflare suffers an outage, even websites not directly using Cloudflare can experience slowdowns because upstream traffic routes may be impacted.

Conclusion

The Cloudflare down latest outage caused one of the most significant internet disruptions of the year, impacting major platforms such as Twitter (X), ChatGPT, Zoom, and more. Early reports point to issues involving Cloudflare’s support portal provider, combined with network instability during maintenance.

As the internet recovers, this event serves as a reminder of how interconnected online services are — and how a single outage can shake the digital world.

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