During the night of October 16, millions of users globally reported issues with the YouTube platform and its associated services. YouTube's team confirmed this situation.
The company announced it was aware of difficulties in streaming content on YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV.
Shortly after, they reported that the issues had been resolved, although they did not specify the exact cause of the disruptions.
According to experts from NetBlocks, who monitor internet access globally, this incident was not related to any network outages or governmental filtering.
Data from the monitoring platform Downdetector indicated that the highest volume of complaints came in at 2:36 AM on October 16, with over 330,000 users reporting problems with YouTube. Complaints were received from Ukraine, the USA, the UK, Canada, Japan, Australia, and several other countries.
