On the night of October 16, millions of users across the globe experienced difficulties accessing the video hosting service YouTube. The platform's team released a statement regarding the situation.
YouTube confirmed they were aware of the issues with video playback on YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV.
Shortly after, they reported that the issue had been resolved, allowing users to stream videos again, but did not clarify the cause of the disruptions.
According to NetBlocks, an organization monitoring internet access and various services globally, the incident was not related to internet outages or country-level filtering.
Data from monitoring platform Downdetector showed that the highest volume of complaints occurred at 2:36 AM on October 16, with over 330,000 users reporting issues with YouTube. Complaints came from Ukraine, the USA, the UK, Canada, Japan, Australia, and several other countries.