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YouTube has announced that it has resolved a brief issue impacting access to its platform, following reports of widespread disruptions flagged by the outage-tracking site Downdetector.
The platform explained that a problem with its recommendation system had prevented videos from appearing on various YouTube surfaces.
“The recommendation system issue has been fixed, and all of our platforms—YouTube.com, the YouTube app, YouTube Music, Kids, and TV—are operating normally,” YouTube stated in an update.
At the height of the outage, over 320,000 users in the United States submitted reports of problems with YouTube, according to Downdetector.
These statistics are based on user reports submitted to Downdetector, meaning the actual number of users affected might differ.
In addition to the U.S., YouTube outages were reported in countries such as India, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Mexico, as per Downdetector.





