The mass IT outage is causing chaos, but social media users are having a field day

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 10:07

Long queues for Ryanair at Stansted Airport, London — While some deal with the widespread impact of a global IT outage, social media users are making memes.
Reem Makhoul / Business Insider

Major airlines, banks, and retailers are experiencing widespread disruptions linked to an IT outage.
Businesses have been scrambling to keep up with the effects of the hit.
And social media users on X and TikTok have responded in their favorite way: making memes.

A mass IT outage has caused widespread disruption to major airlines, retailers, banks, and media outlets around the world, after Microsoft reported problems with its online services, linked to an issue at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.