06/12/2025

Massive Google Cloud Outage Disrupts Popular Internet Services

The incident affected clients in the U.S. and abroad

Popular online services across the globe were disrupted Thursday due to ongoing issues at Google Cloud.

Tens of thousands of users of Spotify, Discord and other platforms began noticing issues with their services early in the afternoon, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages.

Outage reports for music streamer Spotify in particular, peaked around 3 p.m. EDT before dropping off, and some users began saying their access was restored.

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