It looks like we're seeing problems with players being able to connect to games and friends. We're looking into this, and you can keep up with more details and updates https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/forums/news/announcements/113907-friend-or-connection-issues-more-info-here
UPDATE: Spoke too soon, looks like we have more work to do!
UPDATE: Hey folks, while we're getting closer to getting a fix in place, we're not there just yet. We'll update you as soon as we have more information.
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