Thousands of Amazon Prime Video Users Unable to Stream as Service Experiences Major Downtime
Amazon Prime Video Faces Outages Across UK and Europe
UK and Europe Users Hit by Prime Video Streaming Issues
Amazon Prime Video subscribers in the UK and Europe are facing significant streaming issues today, as the widely popular platform experiences widespread outages. Users attempting to access programs through the app have reported various disruptions throughout the morning.
Spike in Reports and Areas Affected
Monitoring site DownDetector has received over 1,000 outage reports within the past hour. According to the data, 71% of these reports indicate problems with video streaming, 23% relate to issues with the app itself, and 6% concern server connection failures. Major areas affected in the UK include London, Glasgow, Manchester, and Nottingham, highlighting a broad impact across the region.
User Reactions and Growing Concerns
A considerable number of Amazon Prime Video users have voiced their frustrations on social media platforms. Clare W mentioned on X: ‘I was watching up to 10am BST, now nothing’s working.’ Another user, Vivek, expressed disappointment after encountering issues with the platform following a film rental. Vivek stated that Amazon’s customer service acknowledged a ‘known global app issue’ that might require 24-48 hours for resolution.
Additional Challenges for Amazon
This outage comes shortly after Amazon faced criticism for editing firearms out of James Bond movie posters, sparking further controversy within the media landscape. Emegypt has reached out to Amazon for further information regarding these ongoing challenges.
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