United Kingdom: a power failure at Google Cloud in London cripples Revolut, banks and public services
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 62% of recent comparable stories
SpainMadrid is gauging the Google Cloud outage by the blocked payments at Revolut and in British banks, linking it to an external American supplier.
What each one tells
same framing
BelgiumBrussels is gauging the Google Cloud outage in London based on its own Revolut users, who have been deprived of payments and access to their application.
- Spain
Revolut-centric
the narrative puts the fintech in the spotlight and then addresses the other victims.
What the account puts first
BelgiumFocus on the Belgian user
the narrative prioritizes Revolut's Belgian clients over the extent of the outage.
- Spain
Reliance on anonymous sources
the attribution to an external provider is based on unnamed sources.
What it leans on
BelgiumReliance on the company's communication
the text largely reproduces the message published by Revolut on X.
and the figures
this press does not report this figure
Global Clientele of Revolut
millions of customers
only one reports itmore than 70 million customers worldwide