Cloudfare server outage: Twitter, ChatGPT and hundreds of other websites facing disruption
Users of several popular websites, including X (formerly Twitter) and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, have reported facing issues. The content delivery network provider, Cloudflare, is causing this multi-platform disruption. The company’s official status page has also confirmed the ongoing service degradation. According to the outage-tracking website Downdetector, the disruption began around 6:00 AM ET (4.30 pm IST) when an issue with Cloudflare’s support portal provider surfaced, quickly spreading to broader service problems. Users trying to access affected sites are encountering difficulties, such as being unable to load posts on X, to use design tools like Canva and chatbots like ChatGPT, or to access specific online games like League of Legends. In many cases, users attempting to reach these websites have reported being blocked by a generic message, such as “Please unblock challenges.cloudflare.com to proceed,” which prevents access to the protected site. This message indicates that the security and challenge systems provided by Cloudflare are malfunctioning, even though the underlying websites themselves may remain operational.The current downtime is tied directly to the issues Cloudflare is experiencing with its systems. The provider’s role in delivering content and managing security challenges means its operational status impacts a wide range of internet services that rely on its network infrastructure.
What Cloudflare said about the server outage
In its official status page, Cloudflare wrote: “Our support portal provider is currently experiencing issues, and as such customers might encounter errors viewing or responding to support cases. Responses on customer inquiries are not affected, and customers can still reach us via live chat (Business and Enterprise) through the Cloudflare Dashboard, or via the emergency telephone line (Enterprise). We are working alongside our 3rd party provider to understand the full impact and mitigate this problem.“(Developing story)
