From Daily Mail (caution: tabloid):
Dozens of popular websites crashed on Friday, possibly leaving millions of users unable to access online services.
Issues began around 6.40am ET, affecting a range of services including Apple Pay, DoorDash, Reddit and streaming platform Hulu, according to Downdetector, which monitors online outages. The widespread disruption appeared to be linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS), which confirmed it was investigating connectivity problems affecting multiple services in its US-West-2 region in Oregon.