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#YouTubeDown for one hour, global access to video service disturbed
YouTube was down for one hour and people could not handle it.
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YouTube was down for about one hour and the internet was in a frenzy. (Shutterstock/sutipond)
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nline video service YouTube went down at about 08:30 a.m. Jakarta time. Users found the screens blank upon visiting YouTube.com and those who could see the video thumbnails found the videos could not be played.
The video service posted a message on its Twitter page, saying the YouTube team was working to get the service up and running again.
Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018
The hashtag #YouTubeDown quickly became a global trending topic. Several Twitter users even became creative.
Me trying to entertain myself after YouTube being down for only an hour #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/1n7jVCEphH
— lauren (@lauren75506935) October 17, 2018
Me refreshing YouTube every 2 minutes just to get disappointed :’( #YoutubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/2i24XGkDnB
— ʙʀᴇ (@brechai) October 17, 2018
#YouTubeDOWN youtube returns or the consequences will be these pic.twitter.com/1VWT0cvbew
— LeonardoJC (@leonidas_011) October 17, 2018
However, in just over an hour, at 09:43 a.m. the internet video service was back on its feet and fully operational. (asw)
