Social media is abuzz in hysteria after a number of major websites reported an error that’s caused a global internet shutdown.
Internet shutdown: Why major websites aren’t loading
On Tuesday, online publications and other internet businesses from around the world reported an outage on their servers, effectively blocking out all traffic.
Internet users who visited the likes of EWN, the New York Times, Bloomberg News, Reddit and even the government of the United Kingdom, were hit with errors.
While a mass troubleshooting effort is underway to get the world back online, reports suggest that the global outage is linked to a technical glitch felt at Fastly, a renowned content delivery network.
#InternetShutdown | Websites across the internet have been unavailable including the New York Times, Bloomberg News, Reddit, and the U.K. government, after services from content-delivery network Fastly Inc. went down pic.twitter.com/24dnmClU9w
— ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) June 8, 2021
At this time, Fastly has not issued an update on the situation. It’s presumed that techies are grinding hard to turn the internet switch back on
Social media reacts to a world without internet
This bizarre event has surely spooked internet users. If anything, it proves just how dependent we are on virtual connectivity. Here are some of the reactions we picked out from social media on the ‘internet shutdown’ trending topic.
Everyone in the world trying to find a website that actually works:#InternetShutdown pic.twitter.com/C0k8zpqiS3
— Novelty Bobble (@NoveltyBobble12) June 8, 2021
The internet is down, nobody panic!
— Two Point Hospital (@2PointHospital) June 8, 2021
Here are some steps to fix:
1. Turn it off and on again
2. Hit your internet machine
3…#InternetShutdown pic.twitter.com/SxRFIaysO1
Right. Who let Jen near the internet? #InternetShutdown pic.twitter.com/nsHWQmgJ1O
— ZX Spectrum Guide (@zxspectrumguide) June 8, 2021
Guess it's time to Have A Break #InternetShutdown
— KITKAT (@KITKAT) June 8, 2021
