The audio streaming big denies allegations of a safety breach.
Audio streaming big Spotify seems to be experiencing widespread technical points affecting hundreds of consumers worldwide.
As of round 10:45am on the US East Coast (14:45 GMT) on Wednesday, Downdetector confirmed greater than 20,000 outage experiences for Spotify worldwide. That’s a lower from earlier at present when the outage peaked at greater than 48,000.
Customers stated they had been having issue loading each the app and web site, enjoying or listening to songs and utilizing its search operate. However disruptions appeared to be on the decline because the day progressed.
Along with loading and playback points, downtime updates from Spotify famous that some customers had been additionally having issue accessing the platform’s assist web site.
“We’re conscious of some points proper now and are checking them out!” Spotify wrote on X on Wednesday morning. The corporate’s assist account, SpotifyCares, later added that “the fitting staff is on it and dealing on a repair.”
Spotify didn’t instantly present extra details about what is likely to be inflicting the outage, however famous in a follow-up publish that “experiences of this being a safety hack are false.”
Spotify presently boasts of greater than 675 million customers all over the world, together with 263 million subscribers throughout greater than 180 markets.
