YouTube Is Down For Users Around The World

Users around the world have been reporting issues trying to access YouTube.

No, it's not just you who can't seem to get onto the video website. It appears to be down for people in every corner of the planet, with more than 278,000 user reports lodged on DownDetector.

Google says it is trying to fix the issue but haven't indicated how long it could take.

"If you're having trouble watching videos on YouTube right now, you're not alone - our team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. We'll follow up here with any updates," it said in a statement.

Topics: News, Technology

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Trending Journalist at LADbible. His first job was as a newsreader and journalist at the award winning Sydney radio station, Macquarie Radio. He was solely responsible for the content broadcast on multiple stations across Australia when the MH17, Germanwings and AirAsia disasters unfolded. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign.

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