Amazon Is Down for Thousands, It's Not Just You

Core Insights - Amazon experienced significant accessibility issues on its platform, affecting many users attempting to make purchases [1][3] - The most reported problem was related to checkout issues, accounting for 38% of the total reports, followed by mobile app issues at 18% and product page errors at 13% [1] - A total of 159,997 reports were logged on DownDetector regarding the issues as of Thursday at 1:30 PM PT [2] Company Response - Amazon acknowledged the issues through its Help account on X, expressing apologies to customers and indicating that they were working to resolve the problems [3] - There was no indication that the connectivity issues were limited to any specific network, suggesting a broader disruption [3] Corporate Developments - Ziff Davis announced the sale of DownDetector and its other Connectivity brands to Accenture, although the deal has not yet been finalized [3]