Crowdstrike global outage: Best memes of the IT meltdown
Like every big event, the recent CrowdStrike outage has sparked a wave of jokes across social media platforms.
The recent CrowdStrike outage has sparked a wave of humor and creativity across social media platforms, as users turn to memes to cope with the chaos.
A significant issue related to CrowdStrike’s software led to widespread “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD) errors, affecting numerous businesses globally. This incident not only disrupted operations but also provided fertile ground for meme-makers to express their amusement at the situation.
As the tech community scrambled to address the fallout, users on platforms like X and TikTok began sharing lighthearted content that highlighted the irony of a cybersecurity firm inadvertently causing such widespread disruption.
The best memes on social media
crowdstrike mood board 🫧𓇼𓏲*ੈ✩‧₊˚🎐 pic.twitter.com/XaZTSZWvjE
— Kylie Robison (@kyliebytes) July 19, 2024
If your IT guy dresses like this you don’t have to worry about crowdstrike pic.twitter.com/J9T42dcLkO
— John W. Rich (Wealthy) (@Cokedupoptions) July 19, 2024
First day at Crowdstrike, pushed a little update and taking the afternoon off ✌️ pic.twitter.com/bOs4qAKwu0
— Vincent Flibustier 👽 (@vinceflibustier) July 19, 2024
Mac users watching the #Crowdstrike debacle: pic.twitter.com/Pn3XVZsnfx
— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) July 19, 2024
Congratulating #CrowdStrike for reaching its carbon neutrality targets six years early through its disruption of global air traffic today!
— Boyan Slat (@BoyanSlat) July 19, 2024
Microsoft Windows users right now. #crowdstrike #bsod pic.twitter.com/l153GL0xwU
— Tommy (@tferris) July 19, 2024
Meanwhile at Microsoft headquarters🤣#Microsoft #Windows #crowdstrike pic.twitter.com/Z3CRcHShag
— Pooja Bishnoi (@poojabishnoi36) July 19, 2024
Linux users 😎💪💪#Microsoft #Windows #crowdstrike #Infosys pic.twitter.com/l1Elt8DO1z
— Secular Chad (@SachabhartiyaRW) July 19, 2024
And the fun continues on social media. It’s nice some people have time on their hands to make these memes so we can all laugh after what’s surely been a rough day for a lot of people affected by the IT meltdown.