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YouTube is down

Posted at 8:40 PM, Oct 16, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-16 22:41:57-04

YouTube, the second most visited website in the world, is experiencing an outage across its various platforms. The Google-owned streaming site took to Twitter to thank users for “your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues.”

CNET reports that users trying to access videos or upload content were greeted with an error message.

The outage apparently began at 9 p.m. ET, according to CNET.

YouTube says it’s “working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.”

What does Error 503 mean?

  • While most users are familiar with 404 – page not found – error message 503 means “service unavailable.” Generally, this message is displayed when servers are overloaded and cannot handle the volume of traffic trying to access it. A 503 error is usually associated with a temporary condition.