Web infrastructure company Cloudflare said it is experiencing issues on its network on Tuesday, restricting access to some popular websites.
“Cloudflare is aware of and investigating an issue potentially affecting multiple customers,” the company said online around 7 a.m. ET.
Minutes later, the company said it had begun resolving the issue. “We are seeing services recover, but customers may continue to see higher than normal error rates as we continue remediation efforts,” Cloudflare said.
Some popular websites, such as social media platform X and artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, appeared to be down or limited on Tuesday.
Cloudflare helps businesses manage user traffic, including efforts to respond to cyberattacks and upload information.
Lava lamps are seen through a window in the lobby of Cloudflare headquarters in San Francisco on August 31, 2022.
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A landing page on X alerted ABC News to an “internal server error,” urging users to “visit cloudflare.com for more information.” A similar warning appeared on ChatGPT’s website, telling ABC News to “unblock challenges.cloudflare.com to continue.”
X did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment. Neither does OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
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