A major technical disruption on Amazon left thousands of online shoppers unable to browse products or complete purchases, triggering widespread frustration and highlighting the vulnerability of even the world's largest digital marketplaces.
According to outage tracking platform Downdetector, more than 150,000 users reported problems on Thursday, with the number of complaints briefly rising above 220,000 at its peak. The disruption affected several core functions of Amazon's platform, including product listings, checkout systems and parts of the company's mobile application. The outage quickly became one of the most talked-about tech disruptions of the day, as shoppers took to social media to share screenshots of blank pages and failed transactions.
