In the last 24 hours, the resource Downdetector recorded a sharp increase in complaints about YouTube. The peak occurred on the evening of July 31, after which the number of problems began to decrease.
On the evening of July 31, the number of complaints against YouTube increased sharply and peaked two hours later. Around midnight, the number of problems increases the most, and this continues for several hours in a row. Only this morning the complaints started to decrease.
The statistics show widespread service failures, with the distribution of problems by region varying. Judging by reports from Downdetector, problems occur both in the web version of the service and in mobile applications.
Affected people mainly report an inability to watch the video, although there are no problems accessing the site.