Cloudflare, a website infrastructure platform and an internet service that is supposed to keep websites running, was down itself Sunday.
Feedly, Hulu, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Discord, and several other services reported connectivity problems Sunday morning.
DownDetector, a platform that tracks connectivity complaints, suggests there was a knock-on effect with many popular video games also, including Call of Duty, FIFA and Apex Legends.
Cloudflare said it is aware of network-related issues caused by a third-party transit provider incident.
Cloudflare is aware of network related issues caused by a third-party transit provider incident. We are working to mitigate the problem. Please follow the status page here: https://t.co/9DSYq0HIa7
— Cloudflare Help (@CloudflareHelp) August 30, 2020
It is to be noted that Cloudflare is one of the biggest networks operating on the internet. Cloudflare services are meant for increasing the security and performance of websites and their services.
