Cloudflare Reports Issues as X and Amazon Web Services Are Disrupted

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Claire MosesFebruary 16, 2026 at 03:40 PM

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On Monday, February 16, 2026, Cloudflare, a company providing services for websites and apps, reported an internal issue causing intermittent errors. The problem, identified around 7 a.m. Eastern, potentially affected customers using Cloudflare's Data Loss Prevention suite. Users reported issues on DownDetector with Cloudflare, X (formerly Twitter), and Amazon Web Services, though the connection between these disruptions was unclear. Cloudflare, which helps websites with security and traffic management, was implementing a fix. This incident follows previous outages at Cloudflare and other major internet infrastructure companies like Amazon Web Services and CrowdStrike, highlighting the vulnerability of the internet ecosystem. The cause of the current outage and the full extent of its impact remain under investigation.

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