Oh No, YouTube’s Down Again!
Here’s What Went Down
Picture this: You’re all set to unwind with your favorite YouTube channels, but instead of diving straight into the latest uploads, you’re greeted with the dreaded spinning wheel of doom. Turns out, the internet’s trusty video juggernaut experienced a hiccup that particularly affected the Subscriptions feed. Many users were met with messages about their watch history being MIA.
And it wasn’t just talk. We at SlashGear gave it a whirl and, yep, videos were stuck loading into oblivion, and desktop users got the ‘watch history disabled’ note. Even iOS users weren’t spared from this glitch. Believe it or not, Home and Shorts were also caught in this web of confusion for some.
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But hey, it wasn’t all doom and gloom. Genre-specific feeds like Trending, Music, and Gaming were still up and running, offering a temporary refuge for our video-hungry souls. As for why this digital hiccup occurred? The jury’s still out on that one.
When Did This All Go Down?
Tracking the Outage
The digital world felt a ripple when Downdetector’s charts went haywire with reports of YouTube’s struggles beginning around 9:30 p.m. EST. And for a tense hour or more, it seemed like the internet’s go-to video café had hit a snag. As of now, YouTube’s lips are sealed, offering no clues on their platforms about when things might return to normal. But if we’ve learned anything from past online mishaps, it’s only a matter of time before the digital ship rights itself.
And hey, YouTube isn’t alone. 2024 saw Meta wrestling with its own outages, proving that even tech titans have their off days. Whether it’s Facebook ghosting us or Apple’s suite of services taking an unexpected nap, it’s a little comforting to know that in the vast digital ocean, even the biggest ships can hit a wave.
