YouTube says it has restored service after global streaming disruptions

YouTube users reported problems streaming contented and accessing the app for astir 60 minutes earlier the institution resolved the issue.

YouTube says it has resolved problems with its website and app aft hundreds of thousands of users worldwide self-reported issues with its streaming services.

“This contented has been fixed – you should present beryllium capable to play videos connected YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV!” YouTube wrote connected X connected Thursday greeting successful Asia.

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YouTube did not disclose wherefore users reported problems streaming videos for astir 60 minutes connected Thursday morning, oregon the planetary grade of the problem.

Disruptions began conscionable earlier 7am successful East Asia (23:00 GMT, Wednesday) for YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube TV, according to Downdetector, a website that aggregates website disruptions successful existent time.

Users from Asia to Europe and North America soon reported problems streaming, accessing the website, and utilizing the apps of YouTube and its affiliates, though mistake reports were astir heavy concentrated successful the US, according to Downdetector’s user-generated mistake map.

Major disruptions were besides reported successful Japan, Brazil and the United Kingdom, though the grade of the occupation is chartless due to the fact that Downdetector information is based connected user-submitted reports and societal media.

The fig of mistake reports peaked astatine 393,038 reports successful the US astatine 7:57am (23:57 GMT) earlier falling disconnected sharply, according to Downdetector data.

Downdetector reported a smaller fig of disruptions for YouTube Music and YouTube TV, which some peaked astatine less than 5,000 mistake reports successful the US implicit the aforesaid play of time.