October 20, 2025
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AWS outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring services

A major Amazon Web Services outage on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, disrupted Snapchat, Ring and other online services nationwide, affecting users in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro. The scope extended across multiple AWS-reliant apps and sites, with service interruptions reported as restoration efforts proceeded.

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📌 Key Facts

  • Date: Oct. 20, 2025
  • Amazon Web Services experienced a major outage
  • Impacted services included Snapchat and Ring, with users in the Twin Cities reporting disruptions

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