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YouTube says it has restored service after global streaming disruptions

YouTube says it has restored service after global streaming disruptions

Summary

YouTube experienced a global outage affecting its video streaming services, including YouTube Music and YouTube TV. The issues started in East Asia and spread to other regions before YouTube announced that they had fixed the problem.

Key Facts

  • YouTube had a global outage affecting its streaming services.
  • The problem also impacted YouTube Music and YouTube TV.
  • The disruption started in East Asia around 7am local time.
  • Users across Asia, Europe, and North America reported issues.
  • Most error reports came from users in the United States.
  • In the U.S., YouTube received a peak of 393,038 error reports.
  • Error reports for YouTube Music and YouTube TV were under 5,000 each in the U.S.
  • YouTube did not explain the cause of the outages.

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