Google Cloud was identified by a Cloudflare representative as the cause of a massive outage that disrupted services across the internet Thursday. The widespread internet outage affected a variety of popular platforms, with users reporting problems accessing Google services, Cloudflare, Spotify, Twitch, and Discord.

Google Cloud and Cloudflare are investigating ongoing outages impacting access to sites and various services across multiple regions.

A series of outages plagued various websites, services, and platforms throughout the week, ultimately affecting productivity for users around the globe.