Walt Disney Co.’s Hulu streaming service experienced technical difficulties as the Oscars ceremony got underway on Sunday night, shutting out tens of thousands of paying customers during Hollywood’s signature event.

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Streaming service Hulu experienced a significant service outage Sunday night, coinciding with the start of the 97th Academy Awards broadcast. Users attempting to stream the ceremony were unexpectedly logged out of their accounts and encountered "invalid email" errors when trying to reconnect.