Online memes erupt as YouTube goes down for thousands of people

YouTube is currently experiencing a partial outage in several regions of the world, affecting more than 5,000 users in the United States alone. Because of this outage, thousands of users all over the world are frustrated by having to encounter such problems. Reports of disruption on YouTube first started pouring in the wee hours of the morning, and it has already been several hours since YouTube users began to feel the impact on the website and mobile application.

As per DownDetector, the outage hit hardest in major US metropolitan areas, including New York City, Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. When YouTube went down, thousands of users immediately took to X to share their experiences, tagging the YouTube platform to share their concerns. Invariably, YouTube memes also quickly flooded the social media platform as users sought the refuge of the familiar settings of X as an alternative source of entertainment.

One fan commented:

"Youtube is down. this is the WORST day of my life

Another fan quipped:

"YouTube is down. Now we’re all just sitting here… staring at ourselves like NPCs. #YouTubeDown #SendHelp"

Another fan joked that the result was along familiar lines:

"Youtube is always down bro i hate this bug where it puts videos in my ads"

A fourth fan remarked:

"The way none of the ad blockers are working for youtube right now... yeah the thing is i would rather not use youtube AT ALL than sit through a bunch of 5-minute unskippable ads"

Another fan jested:

"Switch 2 YouTube app not working is probably the worst thing besides the prices"

Another fan gave a rundown of the users' feelings with a neat GIF:

"Why’s youtube not working"

Possible reasons for YouTube's outage

YouTube’s outage occurred amid ongoing changes to the platform, including increased enforcement against ad blockers and updates to its video player interface. However, the outage itself appeared unrelated to these policy changes. Disabling the ad blocker seems to have done the trick for some users, though others are still facing the same issues.

The social media platform's service disruption isn’t just about missing out on entertainment, it is a stark reminder of our digital dependency. On the other hand, YouTube has not explained what’s going on or set a timeframe for resolving the issue, so people have had to follow news on social media to track outages. And of course, posting memes to relieve the stress.

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