YouTube Experiences Worldwide Outage

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Dont be alarmed: YouTube is down…not just for you, but for everyone.

The popular video sharing site is experiencing a major outage, leaving the world without puppy and cat videos and “major fail” clips. Users started reporting outages on Twitter around 6:30 PM PT and as of now, service has not been restored. The outage has also affected YouTube TV as well as YouTube Music.

When the reports started pouring in, the official Team YouTube Twitter account took to Twitter saying: “Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. Were working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.”

Its not the end of the world, but the YouTube outage is pretty major considering it rarely ever happens. Previous disruptions for the site included an outage during the Summers World Cup and in 2008 when the Pakistani government accidentally knocked the site offline when they attempted to censor an anti-Islamic movie.

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

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