How did an outage at Amazon take down so much of the Internet?

Amazon recovering after outage hits Snapchat, other major apps

Amazon’s new delivery smart display glasses were made to help drivers work more hands-free, with alerts and navigation to increase. Think of them like smart checkout scanners with a map interface. Social producer @Faith?! Chihil tried them on at Amazon’s Delivering the Future event. #amazon #smartglasses #handson #amazondelivery #wearables

Amazon says its systems are effectively back after massive outage

Amazon Web Services Getting Back to Normal After Massive Outage

Amazon Web Services restoring after outage