Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search
May 23, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
A significant Microsoft outage has impacted Bing.com, Copilot for web and mobile, Copilot in Windows, ChatGPT internet search, and DuckDuckGo, primarily affecting users in Asia and Europe. The outage, which began around 3 AM EDT, causes Bing.com to display a blank page or a 429 HTTP code error, although direct access to Bing search remains functional. The outage has also resulted in Copilot being entirely offline, regardless of whether it's accessed via the website, app, or within Windows.
The outage has also affected ChatGPT internet search and DuckDuckGo, as they utilize the Bing API. DuckDuckGo is currently unable to load search pages, showing an error message instead. While Microsoft has not yet commented on the situation, OpenAI has confirmed issues with the ChatGPT internet search on its support page. The story is still developing.
Key takeaways:
A massive Microsoft outage has affected Bing.com, Copilot for web and mobile, Copilot in Windows, ChatGPT internet search and DuckDuckGo.
The outage started at approximately 3 AM EDT and primarily affected users in Asia and Europe.
Bing.com is either showing a blank page or a page with a 429 HTTP code error, but Bing search still works if accessed directly.
Copilot is completely offline and DuckDuckGo is refusing to load search pages, both are experiencing issues because they use the Bing API.
