Thousands of users across the United States faced problems using YouTube on Friday after the platform unexpectedly dropped around 13:00 Eastern time.
The outage has influenced both web and mobile apps, with users reporting empty screens and failing to stream videos.
YouTube failure affects thousands across the capital US cities
According to DownDetector data, which monitors online services, the worst areas of capitals such as New York City, Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco are the worst areas of capitals.
Users said in these places that they were unable to access video content and, in many cases, have encountered empty screens when trying to use the platform.
Of the reports, 79% were related to the web problems, 18% of the video problems and 3% concerned the mobile application.
From now on Youtube did not publish an official statement or gave details of the cause of the outage.
How do people react to the outage
Many users have taken social media to express their frustration, some say they rely on a platform for work, education or everyday entertainment.
Sharing Screen on your YouTube, did a person, someone else youtube broken? “Meanwhile, another person commented,” Is YouTube for someone down? Nothing is loading. “
This is one of the most extensive outages that YouTube has experienced in recent months, and has come in the top hours of use in several American time zones.
While the service seems to be returning to some users gradually, others continue to report problems with access to videos. Users hope for a quick answer and a clear communication from YouTube.
YouTube has not been published any official statement.
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