On a seemingly normal morning in 2025, Spotify users worldwide were left in silence as the music streaming giant suddenly went down. But this wasn’t just a glitch — it was part of a massive Google Cloud Platform outage that affected not only Spotify, but also services like Snapchat, Discord, and Google Meet. the ripple effects across the internet, and what it reveals about our growing dependence on cloud services. From Downdetector spikes to global outage panic, here’s everything you need to know about the tech breakdown that brought streaming, chatting, and working to a halt.