Spotify and Anthropic's Claude experience outages for US users

What we know

1 Spotify and Anthropic's Claude both experienced outages affecting US users, per Downdetector data cited by multiple outlets.

2 Spotify said on X it was aware of "some issues" and was investigating, according to The Straits Times.

3 Anthropic said it was probing "elevated error rates" for Claude, according to The Straits Times.

4 More than 17,000 US users reported Spotify issues and more than 11,000 reported Claude issues as of 10:12 a.m. ET, according to The Jerusalem Post, citing Downdetector.

5 The Jerusalem Post reported the Spotify outage also affected international users.

Spotify and Anthropic's Claude experienced service disruptions affecting users in the United States, according to data from outage tracker Downdetector, as reported by multiple outlets.

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Spotify acknowledged the issue on X, saying it was aware of "some issues" and was investigating, according to The Straits Times. Anthropic said it was probing "elevated error rates" for Claude, per the same report.

According to The Jerusalem Post, more than 17,000 US users reported issues with Spotify as of 10:12 a.m. ET, while more than 11,000 users reported issues with Claude, citing Downdetector figures. The Jerusalem Post also reported that Spotify was down for international users.

Independent Journal Review reported that the outages affected thousands of US users of both Spotify and Claude.

How each side covered it

Center

3 outlets

Reported that Spotify and Claude were down for some US users, citing Downdetector data.
Noted Spotify's statement on X acknowledging "some issues" and an ongoing investigation.
Cited Anthropic's statement that it was probing "elevated error rates" for Claude.

“Spotify, Anthropic’s Claude down for some US users, Downdetector shows” — The Straits Times

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2 outlets

Independent Journal Review reported the outages affected thousands of US users of both services.
The Jerusalem Post cited Downdetector figures showing over 17,000 Spotify and over 11,000 Claude user reports.
The Jerusalem Post reported that Spotify's outage also extended to international users.

“More than 17,000 US users reported issues with Spotify as of 10:12 a.m. ET, while more than 11,000 users reported issues with Claude, according to Downdetector.” — The Jerusalem Post

Questions readers ask

What happened with Spotify and Claude?

Spotify and Anthropic's Claude AI assistant both went down for some users in the United States, according to outage tracker Downdetector, as reported by multiple outlets including The Straits Times, Reuters and CNA.

How many users were affected?

According to The Jerusalem Post, citing Downdetector, more than 17,000 US users reported Spotify issues and more than 11,000 reported Claude issues as of 10:12 a.m. ET.

Did Spotify or Anthropic respond to the outage?

Spotify said on X it was aware of "some issues" and was investigating, while Anthropic said it was probing "elevated error rates," according to The Straits Times.

Was the outage limited to the US?

The Jerusalem Post reported that Spotify was also down for international users, though other outlets described the issue as affecting US users.

Sources · 5 outlet reports

CNACenterSpotify, Anthropic's Claude down for some users in US, Singapore: Downdetector
ReutersCenterSpotify, Anthropic's Claude down for some US users, Downdetector shows
The Straits TimesCenterSpotify, Anthropic’s Claude down for some US users, Downdetector shows
Independent Journal ReviewRight-leaningSpotify and Anthropic's Claude down for thousands of U.S. users
The Jerusalem PostRight-leaningSpotify down for international users Downdetector report shows

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