By Allison Peck | North Platte Post/Sandhills Post
North Platte, Neb., – A widespread internet disruption is affecting users around the globe today as Cloudflare, a major internet infrastructure provider, experiences a significant service outage. The incident has temporarily taken down multiple websites and online services, including X, ChatGPT, and hundreds of other platforms that rely on Cloudflare’s network.
The outage began early this morning, around 6:48 a.m. ET, according to reports. Cloudflare confirmed the disruption on its status page, citing “internal service degradation” and intermittent impacts to some services. Early indications suggest the issue may be partially linked to scheduled maintenance at some data centers.
This is not the first major internet disruption in 2025. A month ago, an AWS (Amazon Web Services) outage caused widespread service interruptions, affecting thousands of websites and cloud-based applications. Additionally, Cloudflare experienced a global outage back in June, which similarly knocked out numerous online platforms and highlighted the risks of centralized internet infrastructure.
Cloudflare provides critical services including content delivery, DNS, and web security, meaning that when its systems falter, the effects ripple across the internet. Users have reported error messages, slow load times, and inaccessible platforms. For newsrooms, businesses, and individuals, the outage underscores how much daily internet activity depends on centralized infrastructure providers.
Affected platforms have acknowledged the issue and are working with Cloudflare to restore normal operations. Some users are experiencing intermittent connectivity even as engineers address the problem.
For those trying to access impacted websites, experts advise waiting for updates from the service providers and monitoring Cloudflare’s status page for real-time information.
As the situation unfolds, it is a reminder of the hidden systems that keep the internet running—and how vulnerable those systems can be.