In a statement, it said: "We identified a service configuration that triggered disruption across our POPs (points of presence) globally and have

Websites begin to work again after major breakage

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In a statement, it said: "We identified a service configuration that triggered disruption across our POPs (points of presence) globally and have disabled that configuration.

The issues began at around 11am BST and lasted for an hour. Other affected websites included CNN and streaming sites Twitch and Hulu. The outage also broke some parts of other services, including Twitter's emojis.

Fastly runs what is known as an "edge cloud", which is designed to speed up loading times for websites, as well as protect them from denial-of-service attacks and help them when traffic is peaking.

It has led some to question the wisdom of having so much internet infrastructure in the hands of a few companies, meaning when something goes wrong it causes mass disruption.

Jake Moore, a cyber-specialist at security firm ESET said: "this highlights the importance and significance of these vast hosting companies and what they represent."

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