Massive Internet Meltdown! Cloudflare Crash Knocks Out X; 'How Is Everyone Enjoying Reddit Now?'

A major outage on Tuesday disrupted several prominent online services, including X, Canva, OpenAI and Spotify, leaving users unable to access the platforms. The issues began surfacing around 11 AM, prompting

a flood of complaints. As multiple sites went offline, Reddit became a hub for users to share memes and humorous reactions about the situation.One Redditor joked, "Twitter X is down in some location? 1 month ago Elon Musk was having fun with AWS Amazon when it was down. Karma is a good thing, isn't it?" Another confused user wrote, "What why x(ex-twitter) is also down!" while someone else asked, "How is everyone enjoying Reddit while X is down?"

Twitter X is down in some location? 1 month ago Elon Musk was having fun with AWS Amazon when it was down. Karma is a good thing, isn't it? byu/Ubersicka inTradingViewSignals

What why x(ex-twitter) is also down! byu/Jeet-Das inCloudFlare

How is everyone enjoying Reddit while X is down? byu/WMI33 inAskReddit

Social media soon filled with commentary and jokes about the outage. Users flocked to platforms that were still functioning, especially Reddit and Instagram, proving once again that not even a widespread disruption can halt the internet’s sense of humor.Cloudflare has confirmed the incident, explaining that it is examining a major malfunction affecting many of its customers. The company reported that users are encountering "widespread 500 errors," and that the Cloudflare Dashboard and API are also experiencing severe disruptions.In a brief statement, Cloudflare said, "We are working to understand the full impact and mitigate this problem," assuring that further details will be shared soon.The outage has taken down several major platforms, with users reporting difficulties accessing services such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Perplexity, X, Spotify and Google’s Gemini, all of which appear to be caught up in the ongoing Cloudflare issue.