Today morning, many people woke up to find that the video-sharing and viewing website YouTube is down and not functioning for them. In this situation, many people took to Twitter to share a multitude of memes and queries. While the reason for this ‘YouTube outage’ is yet to be ascertained, several users not just in India, but all across the globe reported a playback error on videos.
To clarify, the issue is still ongoing, and we're currently looking into it. We'll follow up once we have an update.
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) May 19, 2021
Many users were left frustrated with other problems as well like login issues, a drop in resolution of the videos, and the website going blank and not working at all, News18 reports.
But the responses in terms of jokes and memes were hilarious, as always. Check them out:
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Damage control!
Google waking up all YouTube technicians at this hour. #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/6FEhEYlOml
— Jayson Slade (@JSladeShow) May 19, 2021
2. Did videos buffer for you this way?
youtube right now:
#YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/IKcxxTOiWQ— pandora 𖤐 (@pandorawrld) May 19, 2021
3. We’ve all been there when we thought it’s just our WiFi that’s not working.
#YouTubeDOWN The moment I realize YouTube's not working and my wifi is fine pic.twitter.com/E5iLq00UBL
— STINGprime (@LuizK1122_) May 19, 2021
You Tube Goes down
Me Who was thinking Wifi isn't working #YouTubeDown pic.twitter.com/qvrndqv1Kn— Hamza Kaleem (@HKaleem23) May 19, 2021
YouTube goes down
Everyone on Twitter right now: #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/HjwCqfdaPS— BTSFOREVERARMY (@btsforever0213) May 19, 2021
4. Many were left feeling like a clown, apparently.
Youtube TV had me thinking that it was my internet that was the problem. #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/EH0rJ6JI7d
— Equally Divided (@DividedEqually) May 19, 2021
Me refreshing YouTube thinking it's just my wifi 🤡 #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/o7mYczA2GE
— Hannah (@Hannah_kenzie17) May 19, 2021
Me turning my WiFi on and off just to realize that it wasn’t my WiFi it was YouTube #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/NA99mm5pFY
— AI (@ImBackTheyMad) May 19, 2021
5. Watching videos is a good time-pass and distraction for many, after all. And they felt the void!
Waiting for Youtube to get fixed so I can continue eating #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/dpLBkAFtqJ
— Xio (@zioooo_) May 19, 2021
Me without anything to distract myself from my compulsive thoughts….🥲 #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/EFYq3IGxDf
— ✨Karissa✨💖🎮😘 (@Miss_Nerd_Queen) May 19, 2021
I was just trying to watch some damn videos #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/tmQPyhJvhq
— aisha 🧚🏼♀️✨ (@aisha_dxo) May 19, 2021
6. Many people found solace on other social media platforms that were working.
*youtube goes down*
everyone rushing to tweet #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/O0uPd5BvMy
— Satan (@RealS8nn) May 19, 2021
People logging into twitter to see if youtube has crashed #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/YgmO8tiLbg
— drew the femboy fox (@KennethWarding2) May 19, 2021
i came straight to twitter when my youtube stopped working #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/56TmmSDNO5
— ava ツ (@sweetavers) May 19, 2021
YouTube goes down
Everyone on Twitter right now: #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/jyOqyTTVVH— Ujjwal (@ThunDroid) May 19, 2021
7. Meanwhile, this is me navigating through all the drama.
me looking through all the youtube down tweets #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/om1Vt7dQlK
— ɛʍ⁷ ᵕ̈ 𝕓𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 (@feminjimin) May 19, 2021
Finally, team YouTube’s official Twitter handle confirmed that it is now up and running as usual.
We’re seeing reports around difficulties accessing YouTube services within the last hour. We can confirm that this is now fixed and you should be able to access our service without any issues.
Thanks for your reports and do let us know if you’re still facing any problems!
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) May 19, 2021
Did you notice YouTube crashing today? Or were you blissfully asleep at the time? Tell us!