If YouTube stopped working for you earlier today, then rest assured, you weren’t the only one.
Downdetector said it received more than 800,000 reports of an issue with the video-streaming platform since the first one came in at 7:12 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Google-owned YouTube acknowledged the outage soon after it started, saying: “If you’re not able to play videos on YouTube right now – we’re on it! Thanks for your patience.”
At about 8:37 p.m., it said the issue had been fixed, though it didn’t go into any detail about what had happened.
This issue has been fixed – you should now be able to play videos on YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV! ♥️ https://t.co/TZj3xlVrSe
The glitch occurred in the same week that YouTube started rolling out a new design. It’s not clear if the two events are related.
As usual when a major online service goes down, everyone rushed to X to share their thoughts, frustrations, and humor about the temporary loss of the streaming platform.
Popular tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee commented, “Every once in a while YouTube kinda breaks and it feels like a major cultural event.”
Every once in a while YouTube kinda breaks and it feels like a major cultural event
Everyone rushing to 𝕏/Twitter to see if their YouTube is not working #youtubedown pic.twitter.com/3TcWiioUTP
Of course, no internet outage response is complete without this classic moment from Airplane!
Well did they try unplugging it and plugging it backup #youtubedown pic.twitter.com/TXNB5qRJJX
#youtubedown pic.twitter.com/4korr9LoIX
It’s rare for YouTube to go down, but when it does, it can be tough to take.
Opened Youtube just to find out it’s down after Mom called me for dinner 💔 #youtubedown pic.twitter.com/26kbmu9Wqt
How I feel eating my chicken nuggets in silence with no youtube#youtubedown pic.twitter.com/gVADw94mNW
waiting for youtube to get back so i can eat #youtubedown#youtubeback pic.twitter.com/nVWnff0RlP
Everybody refreshing YouTube right now
#youtubedown pic.twitter.com/WTjrz6ra0f
If you’re unsure whether an issue with one of your streaming services is affecting everyone or just you, the first thing you might do is head to X to find out more.
As mentioned earlier in this article, another site that can help is Downdetector, which tracks and reports the status of websites and online services by collecting user-submitted problem reports in real time. The incoming data is visualized in maps and graphs, and you can share your experiences of the outage in the comments section, too.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
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I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
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