When will Cloudflare be back up? Latest advice from web giant | The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload ourSocial PartnerWe are 8 logo (opens in a new tab)AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIndependent ReportersTuesday 18 November 2025 14:03 GMTCloudflare down: X, ChatGPT and popular sites not working amid technical problemsA technical problem at Cloudflare, a major internet infrastructure provider, has caused widespread outages across numerous websites and online services.Prominent platforms affected included X (formerly Twitter), ChatGPT, Letterboxd, bet365, OpenAI and the outage tracking website Down Detector.Users attempting to access these sites encountered error messages, often indicating an 'internal server error on Cloudflare’s network' or a blocked connection.Cloudflare acknowledged the issue, stating it was investigating a problem impacting multiple customers and causing widespread 500 errors, affecting its dashboard and API.The company later reported that services were beginning to recover, just before 2pm GMT a post read: ‘Update - We are continuing working on restoring service for application services customers.’In fullCloudflare down latest: Websites such as Twitter not working amid technical problems with the internetThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in