Google, OpenAI and Spotify were down on Thursday after a widespread technology outage. A large number of platforms appear to have been impacted, with tens of thousands of users reporting issues on Downdetector.

Multiple popular online platforms, including Spotify, Discord, and Google services, suffered significant disruptions starting earlier this week, with

Google Cloud and Spotify are down for tens of thousands of users, according to Downdetector.com. Here's what we know about the massive Google outage.

Downdetector, which tracks outages based on user reports, recorded over 10,000 incidents related to Google Cloud and more than 44,000 reports for Spotify around 2:46 p.m. ET in the U.S. Additionally, users reported over 4,000 incidents each for Google Meet and Google Search, and more than 8,000 for Discord.

Google Cloud faced a disruption, impacting platforms like Spotify and Discord. The downtime, lasting three hours, stemmed from an invalid automated quota update. This update affected Google Workspace products.

The music streaming platform is down and won't let you hear music and podcasts. We look at how you can find out about its status and problems.