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Amazon Site Crashed Around U.S., Affecting at Least 75,000 Users

Amazon Site Crashed Around U.S., Affecting at Least 75,000 Users

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc.’s e-commerce site crashed for many users around the U.S., according to Downdetector.com.

The outage began shortly before 3 p.m. New York time with more than 75,000 users around the country reporting issues, according to Downdetector, which tracks website issues.

By 3:40 p.m., many users said Amazon.com was back up.

“Some customers may have temporarily experienced issues while shopping, however it has now been resolved,” an Amazon spokeswoman said in an email.

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