Internet Issues 28 April 2026 - 12 May 2026

Spotify Down Today: Global Outage Hits Songs, Search and Web Player as Company Investigates
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Spotify Down Today: Global Outage Hits Songs, Search and Web Player as Company Investigates

Spotify experienced a widespread outage Tuesday, blocking users from playing songs, searching tracks, or loading parts of the app across Europe and the U.S. Downdetector logged over 30,000 reports by late morning Pacific time. Spotify acknowledged the issue but gave no cause or timeline for recovery. Shares rose 3.3% in early U.S. trading despite the disruption.
May 12, 2026
Google Down Today: Search Users Hit By 500 Error As Reports Spike In India And Beyond
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Google Down Today: Search Users Hit By 500 Error As Reports Spike In India And Beyond

Google Search users in India and other countries saw “500 Internal Server Error” messages Tuesday morning, with Downdetector logging over 3,300 complaints in India at the peak. Google’s official status pages showed “No incidents,” and the company had not disclosed a cause. Search service returned for many users later in the day. The scale and source of the disruption remain unclear.
May 12, 2026