Minute by minute: major internet blackout affects websites and apps around the world

Fastly, a major content distribution network, which reported a widespread failure that resulted in massive internet disruption around the world, says the problem has been fixed.

“The problem was identified and a solution applied. Customers may experience a higher origin load as global services return, ”the company said on its website about the status of the service.

The UK government website has also been hit by massive global internet disruption, along with media and entertainment sites.

“We are investigating this urgently,” said the website’s Twitter account.

An outage affected several websites and apps around the world, including Amazon, Target and Gov.uk, after Fastly, a major content distribution network, reported a widespread failure.

“We are continuing to investigate this issue,” the company said on its service status website.

Countless websites and apps around the world went down Tuesday after Fastly, a major content distribution network, reported a widespread failure. The problem has been resolved, according to Fastly. The interruption affected dozens of countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and South Africa. Sites like Amazon, Target, and Gov.uk were down during the outage.