OpenAI, Perplexity, Envato, and WhatsApp Show Significant Problems in Accessing on June 10

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Perplexity, Envato Elements, and WhatsApp Service Status on June 10, 2025: major disruptions and outages reported. This could be the beginning of something more serious, or the day we all acknowledge that dependency on AI has its limits.

On June 10, 2025, users worldwide experienced significant disruptions with several primary online services, most notably OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Envato Elements and even WhatsApp, as reported by Replace Humans.

OpenAI ChatGPT and Related Services Outage

Starting early on June 10, OpenAI’s ChatGPT suffered a major global outage affecting users across multiple regions, including India, the UK, and the US. Users reported error messages, such as “Hmm…something seems to have gone wrong” and “A network error occurred,” which prevented access to the AI chatbot.

The outage also impacted OpenAI’s other services, including Sora, a text-to-video AI tool, and various AI APIs. The disruption began around 3 AM ET and escalated through the morning, with thousands of complaints logged on outage tracking platforms.

OpenAI acknowledged the elevated error rates and latency issues on its status page and confirmed ongoing investigations to resolve the problem. The outage caused frustration among students, developers, and writers who rely heavily on these AI tools for daily tasks. This incident follows a similar disruption in early April 2025 linked to high demand for OpenAI’s image generation features.

Envato Elements

As of June 10, 2025, there is a service disruption or a hosting-related outage for Envato Elements, the popular digital assets marketplace. If accessed, Envato showed this error:

and when you tried to access the status page, the following message appeared:

OpenAI’s ChatGPT and related AI services are experiencing a major global outage with elevated error rates and latency.

This disruption highlights the growing dependence on AI-driven platforms and the widespread impact when such services face technical difficulties. Users are advised to stay tuned to official channels for updates on OpenAI’s service restoration.

Perplexity – The AI-based Engine, Forgets Previous Questions and Answers in The Same Feed

After chatting with Perplexity for a while, users are surprised that Perplexity has forgotten the previous discussion. The only thing it can access is the current question. It’s like AI started having Alzheimer’s, a condition which so far affected only humans:

WhatsApp Users Reported Similar Problems on June 10

WhatsApp failed to send messages for a short period on June 10, but this incident reminded all users of the internet’s codependency.

What Is To Be Done?

Experts say it’s high time for engineers to start building robust systems. Or to appeal to “vigilant human oversight”, but how easy would it be for this to be implemented in today’s AI-based environment?

The time for hypothetical discussions about AI’s societal impact is over. Today, we lived a stark reality. We must proactively embed unwavering resilience, rigorous ethical principles, and vigilant human oversight into every layer of AI development, especially as it permeates crucial sectors like Fintech and beyond.

Adam C., TUYA Digital

All the above could be a consequence of a severe memory outage affecting AI-based apps worldwide, or the aftermath of a state-backed attack. Either way, millions of users are affected, and companies fail to communicate what is happening.