YouTube users across the globe experienced a major outage as all YouTube services and apps were down and inaccessible. The outage went on for close to two hours and it even affected YouTube TV and YouTube Music.
YouTube had this to say about the outage in a tweet, “We’re working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed,” the Team YouTube account says. “We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.”
We’re back! Thanks for all of your patience. If you continue to experience issues, please let us know. https://t.co/NVU5GP7Sy6
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018
Renowned YouTube creators such as Marques Brownlee took to Twitter to voice their frustration about the outage. Others also joined the conversation with the hashtag #YoutubeDown on Twitter.
Never seen YouTube down for 30+ minutes like this before 👀
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) October 17, 2018
YouTube has however resolved the issue and all services and apps are now active.
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