Let’s agree that many of us have spent a lot of time scrolling through our phones in 2020. Be it learning peculiar dance moves or cooking trendy dishes, digital platforms have become our go-to during these testing times. However, what if your beloved app stopped working? Wouldn’t you feel bored without it?
Recently, Youtube, a video-sharing platform, faced a reported worldwide outage. Many people were unable to watch videos on their devices for about an hour or so, reports News18. The outage caused panic among YouTube bingers who were unable to enjoy the videos during their leisure time. In fact, Team YouTube even took to Twitter to inform restless users that they are working on the issue.
If you’re having trouble watching videos on YouTube right now, you’re not alone – our team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. We’ll follow up here with any updates.
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) November 12, 2020
Even though the website loaded just fine, videos were stuck on an infinite loop for many users. In the meanwhile, people kept buffering hilarious memes on social media as the video-sharing platform stopped working.
Me being bored
YouTube starts working
It stop after 5 seconds pic.twitter.com/yI8v6qHdXk
— The Kitty Legends (@LegendsKitty) November 12, 2020
#YouTubeDOWN Me: "well let's spend more time on youtube since its 2020".
2020: pic.twitter.com/o9gM1RPZvR
— _deathlxrd_ (@AlekssJansons) November 12, 2020
Morning bathroom break felt like an eternity #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/cj0okJoAFg
— Boxgrn (@boxgrn) November 12, 2020
All of us right now #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/jcaepT3mmZ
— dinosaurnugget (@WelchJazzy) November 12, 2020
Me screaming at my wifi router for not working on YouTube #YouTubeDOWN #YoutubeBroken #YouTube pic.twitter.com/FnvgrWJSrY
— ItsRyan 🕙 (@YTItsRyan) November 12, 2020
Me after disconnecting my WiFi 50 times even though it didn’t work the first time #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/EDB1a6lgGW
— Tyler (@7ylerCF) November 12, 2020
#YouTubeDOWN Me constantly refreshing the page on youtube being like : pic.twitter.com/KwEqocz2PL
— Max The Espeon (@MaxTheEspeon) November 12, 2020
YouTube watching me restart my phone 15 times knowing damn well it’s the problem #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/CCMbSqmj4b
— made up in blue (@xplodeddiper) November 12, 2020
Me trying to fix the problem : #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/GtXwyaJAJU
— Anna (@Anna93520781) November 12, 2020
I kept turning off and on my router, refreshed the browser, reinstalled the app and what not… Then I googled and realised that’s not my problem ⚠️ #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/pejPnLjZUT
— Vaishnoraj Shivan (@vaishnoraj) November 12, 2020
When everyone realizes it wasn’t your WiFi #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/KlAbAU9sqA
— /inny 🅱️uffone (@Veno202) November 12, 2020
how do I apologize to my router for hitting it #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/A0ImQqU7LS
— hey (@heaventypagirl) November 12, 2020
I just realized how much of no life I have without @YouTube I have no friends, PLEASE FIX THIS SHIT!! #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/1PWiucroEj
— lord glizzy (@Fine_Nigglet) November 12, 2020
Thankfully, YouTube is up again and now I can go back to baking my banana bread. Okay, bye!