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    45 recorded Brainpop incidents since April 2017, with official updates, affected components, duration and resolution information.

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    Videos not loading across BrainPOP products

    Started October 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM UTC · 1h 54m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. October 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM UTCinvestigating

      We're aware of an issue preventing videos from loading across BrainPOP products. We've identified the cause with one of our service providers, who is actively working on a fix. Other site features remain available. We'll post an update as soon as videos are working again. We apologize for the disruption to your classroom.

    2. October 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and videos are loading again across BrainPOP products. We're continuing to monitor to confirm everything is fully restored.

    3. October 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM UTCresolved

      This issue has been resolved. The outage was caused by an issue with one of our third-party service providers. Videos were unavailable across BrainPOP products for approximately 2 hours this afternoon and are now loading normally. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for the disruption to your classroom.

    Google SSO Login Issues

    Started September 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM UTC · 1h 55m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. September 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating an issue causing login failures for some users signing in via Google Single Sign-On (SSO). This is affecting a subset of school and district accounts. Our engineering team is actively working to identify the cause, and we will post an update as soon as we have more information.

    2. September 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved. Earlier today, some users experienced login failures via Google Single Sign-On (SSO), affecting a subset of school and district accounts. Our engineering team identified the underlying cause and deployed a fix, which has been verified as restoring normal access. Google SSO login is functioning normally. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

    Degraded Performance — Scheduled Fix in Progress

    Started July 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM UTC · 2h 39m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. July 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM UTCinvestigating

      We've identified a database performance issue affecting some account and student activity related functionality today. Some users may experience errors or delays with account creation, account status, or saving/syncing activity and progress. We're applying a fix now. During this window (approximately 1 hour), some features involving saving or syncing student activity may be temporarily degraded or unavailable. Most site functionality is expected to remain normal. We'll post an update once the fix is complete and confirmed resolved.

    2. July 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM UTCresolved

      The fix has been applied and we've confirmed that account creation, account status, and activity saving/syncing are functioning normally. All affected functionality is back to normal. Thank you for your patience while we resolved this.

    testing

    Started May 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM UTC · 1m

    Pending
    Affected components
    iOS Apps
    1. May 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM UTCinvestigating

      this is a test

    2. May 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM UTCresolved

      test complete

    Site Performance Degradation and Intermittent Unavailability

    Started May 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM UTC · 2h 19m

    Pending
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. May 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are investigating an issue causing the site to be slow and intermittently unavailable. This issue recurred following a brief period of recovery earlier today. Our team is actively working toward a full resolution. We will provide updates as the situation develops. We apologize for the inconvenience.

    2. May 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate this issue.

    3. May 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM UTCresolved

      We have identified the root cause of this issue. A fix has been implemented and the site is operating normally. We are continuing to monitor to confirm full stability. We will follow up with a full incident report. We apologize for the disruption.

    Content and Activity Loading Degradation

    Started May 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTC · 52m

    Pending
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. May 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating an issue that may be affecting some users. During this time, you may experience: - Errors or timeouts when loading content - Activity or progress not saving - Pages that are slow to load or unresponsive We are actively working to resolve this and will provide an update shortly. Thank you for your patience.

    2. May 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate this issue. BrainPOP is currently unavailable. Our team is actively working on a resolution and we will provide another update shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience.

    3. May 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTCresolved

      BrainPOP is back online and operating normally. The issue affecting site availability has been resolved. We are continuing to monitor and will follow up with a full incident report. We apologize for the disruption.

    Service Degradation – Intermittent Availability Issues

    Started April 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM UTC · 19m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP
    1. April 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM UTCinvestigating

      We’re currently experiencing intermittent performance issues across all sites. Some pages may load slowly or may not load at all. Our team is actively working to resolve this as quickly as possible. We’ll share updates here as soon as we have more information.

    2. April 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate this issue.

    3. April 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM UTCresolved

      The issue has now been resolved. We’ve verified that the site is functioning normally and performance has returned to expected levels. Thank you for your patience while we worked through this.

    Partial Service Disruption – AWS Infrastructure Issue

    Started October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM UTC · 10h 1m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently experiencing service issues due to an outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is impacting many cloud-hosted websites and services. AWS has reported increased error rates and latencies across multiple services. Because BrainPOP is hosted via AWS infrastructure, this outage is affecting our connection, causing slower load times and intermittent accessibility. While the AWS issue is ongoing you may experience: - Slower than normal page loads - Intermittent outages or temporarily unreachable features We’re closely monitoring the situation and working to restore full performance as quickly as possible. For real-time updates on the AWS service status, please check: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status Thank you for your patience and understanding. We’ll post another update once the situation is fully resolved.

    2. October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    3. October 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM UTCmonitoring

      As AWS continues to resolve their ongoing infrastructure issues, BrainPOP site performance has improved. Many users can now access and use the site normally, though some may still experience occasional slowness or brief interruptions. We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide additional updates as needed.

    4. October 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM UTCmonitoring

      We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

    5. October 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM UTCresolved

      As of 5:15 PM EST, BrainPOP website performance has returned to normal. All systems are operational, and users should now be able to log in and navigate the site without issues. The earlier slowdown and intermittent outages were caused by a widespread AWS infrastructure issue, which has now been resolved. We’ll continue to monitor performance closely, but no further impact is expected at this time. Thank you for your patience while we worked through this incident.

    BrainPOP Service Disruption Across all Sites – Our team is working on a fix

    Started March 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM UTC · 2h 19m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. March 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM UTCinvestigating

      Dear BrainPOP Users, We are currently experiencing performance issues across all BrainPOP sites. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. We will provide updates as we work toward a resolution. Thank you for your understanding, and we’ll have BrainPOP back up and running soon!

    2. March 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM UTCinvestigating

      We will provide updates as we work toward a resolution.

    3. March 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate this issue.

    4. March 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM UTCresolved

      Dear BrainPOP Users, We’re happy to share that BrainPOP.com is now back up and running. Our team has implemented a fix, and the site should be fully accessible again. We are actively monitoring the system to ensure stability and will continue to monitor performance. If you experience any issues, please refresh your browser or contact our support team. Thank you for your patience and understanding—we appreciate you!

    504 Errors playing movies in some regions

    Started July 2, 2024 at 12:55 PM UTC · 4h 34m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. July 2, 2024 at 12:55 PM UTCinvestigating

      Users in some regions may be experiencing 504 errors playing movies. We're looking into this issue with our CDN provider.

    2. July 2, 2024 at 2:25 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate this issue with our provider.

    3. July 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM UTCidentified

      A workaround fix was applied and is working on BrainPOP movies. We should have an update on the other products in the next 30 minutes.

    4. July 2, 2024 at 5:25 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    5. July 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    LTI Login Errors

    Started May 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM UTC · 2h 42m

    Pending
    Affected components
    BrainPOP
    1. May 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating an issue with LTI login errors to our application homepages. We are actively looking into this issue and will provide an update as soon as possible!

    2. May 20, 2024 at 5:22 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. May 20, 2024 at 6:02 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    404 Errors playing some movies

    Started January 10, 2024 at 3:30 PM UTC · 1d 8h

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOP
    1. January 11, 2024 at 9:25 PM UTCinvestigating

      Users may be experiencing errors playing some of our movies. We're looking into this issue with our CDN provider.

    2. January 11, 2024 at 10:56 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. January 12, 2024 at 3:36 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Site slowness and errors

    Started August 17, 2023 at 2:14 PM UTC · 33m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP ScienceBrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOP
    1. August 17, 2023 at 2:14 PM UTCinvestigating

      Some users may be experiencing site slowness or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and working on it! Thank you for your patience!

    2. August 17, 2023 at 2:45 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. August 17, 2023 at 2:46 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Site Slowness

    Started November 28, 2022 at 2:28 PM UTC · 1h 33m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOP
    1. November 28, 2022 at 2:42 PM UTCidentified

      Some users may be experiencing site slowness or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and working on it! Thank you for your patience!

    2. November 28, 2022 at 3:35 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. November 28, 2022 at 4:01 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Site slowness and 504 errors

    Started August 1, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC · 6m

    Pending
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. August 1, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTCinvestigating

      Some users may be experiencing site slowness or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and looking into it!

    2. August 1, 2021 at 12:02 AM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. August 1, 2021 at 12:06 AM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Store Checkout Issues

    Started July 19, 2021 at 6:15 PM UTC · 3h 10m

    Pending
    1. July 19, 2021 at 7:54 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are investigating an issue with our Store Checkout flows, causing users to receive a spinner on order submission. Credit cards are not being charged in these cases.

    2. July 19, 2021 at 8:09 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    3. July 19, 2021 at 8:28 PM UTCidentified

      We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

    4. July 19, 2021 at 9:12 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    5. July 19, 2021 at 9:25 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Site Issues

    Started January 12, 2021 at 7:01 PM UTC · 28m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. January 12, 2021 at 7:01 PM UTCidentified

      Users may be experiencing site slowness, errors logging in, or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and working on it! Thank you for your patience!

    2. January 12, 2021 at 7:17 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. January 12, 2021 at 7:29 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Site Performance Issues

    Started December 4, 2020 at 7:16 PM UTC · 3h 6m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOP
    1. December 4, 2020 at 7:16 PM UTCidentified

      Some users may be experiencing site slowness or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and working on it! Thank you for your patience!

    2. December 4, 2020 at 8:02 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. December 4, 2020 at 10:23 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Site Performance Issues

    Started November 19, 2020 at 6:21 PM UTC · 25m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOP
    1. November 19, 2020 at 6:21 PM UTCinvestigating

      Some users may be experiencing site slowness or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and working on it! Thank you for your patience!

    2. November 19, 2020 at 6:38 PM UTCmonitoring

      Site performance has recovered, but we are still investigating the root cause of these issues and will continue to monitor.

    3. November 19, 2020 at 7:16 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Site Performance Issues

    Started October 9, 2020 at 11:41 AM UTC · 6h 29m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    BrainPOP FrançaisBrainPOP Jr.BrainPOP EspañolBrainPOP ELLBrainPOPiOS Apps
    1. October 9, 2020 at 11:41 AM UTCinvestigating

      Some users may be experiencing site slowness or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and working on it! Thank you for your patience!

    2. October 9, 2020 at 12:45 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate this issue.

    3. October 9, 2020 at 1:54 PM UTCidentified

      Our site issues appear to be related to an AWS outage in the Northeast Region. We are attempting to work around this issue to restore services to our sites, and will continue to update.

    4. October 9, 2020 at 3:14 PM UTCidentified

      We have not been able to work around this outage to restore service to our sites, but are still working on mitigating the issue.

    5. October 9, 2020 at 5:01 PM UTCidentified

      We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

    6. October 9, 2020 at 5:41 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    7. October 9, 2020 at 5:49 PM UTCmonitoring

      We are continuing to monitor for any further issues, but site service has been restored.

    8. October 9, 2020 at 6:10 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.