#YouTubeDown goes viral as video streaming site says it is looking into reports of user access issues

Published October 17, 2018 10:17am

Roughly an hour later, YouTube is back up.

YouTube users have taken to social media Wednesday morning (Manila time) to report an unusual outage in the highly popular video streaming site.

The hashtag #YouTubeDown is currently trending on Twitter with over 90,000 tweets and counting.

Things u can do during #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/tpcp0fObjF
— G A U R A V ???????? (@gtweets16) October 17, 2018

My night is ruined ???????? #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/Oqxgdv392e
— Dk (@KkEeLlLlYyDd_) October 17, 2018

Me going on YouTube and seeing that it's dead #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/6y1BqvPQPw
— Zach (@sealsteam4294) October 17, 2018

I forgive you, YouTube ?? #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/6nzhe0mrQY
— PixelFlickr (@PixelFlickr) October 17, 2018

Everyone rn lmao #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/KJ7Cx6vRTz
— Mimi ???? (@shmeemsy) October 17, 2018

YouTube, the Google-owned streaming service, said it was looking into reports of issues with its services after several people took to Twitter to complain about broadcasting issues.

"Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed," YouTube said in a tweet.

Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018

According to The Verge, "Users across the world started to notice that the video service’s sites and mobile apps were down around 9:20pm ET, and everything remains inaccessible more than half an hour later. YouTube TV is also affected by the service disruption." — LA, GMA News, with reports from Reuters

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