Amazon Web Service Says Services Not Hit By Outage As Social Media Buzzes Over Christmas Crash (UPDATED)

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include comments from an Amazon spokesperson.

There are reports of another major outage at Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services, on Christmas Eve. The company has described these as “rumors.”

Outage-tracking service Downdetector posted that user reports had been flagging problems with Amazon Web Services since 8:41 p.m. EST, asking followers how the disruption was affecting them and tagging the issue with the hashtag #AmazonWebServicesDown. The service also directed users to its dedicated AWS status page, where live charts showed a surge in complaints tied to the cloud giant.

User reports indicate problems with Amazon Web Services since 8:41 PM EST.
How is it affecting you? #AmazonWebServicesDownhttps://t.co/gtjcTxuBcO

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