YouTube users across the United States and several other countries experienced major disruptions on Friday, June, as the platform suffered a widespread outage. Beginning around p.m. ET, thousands reported being unable to load videos, with many encountering black screens instead of the usual content. The issues affected both the website and the app, with major cities like New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Chicago among the hardest hit.
Reports peaked at over,000 outage complaints in the U.S. alone, while users in the UK, India, and Canada also faced problems accessing or streaming videos The outage was described as partial, with some users finding the site slow or unable to preview videos, while others could not load the platform at all Notably, YouTube’s Android app appeared less affected during the incident.
By late afternoon, service was largely restored and outage reports dropped significantly, although YouTube had not issued an official statement regarding the cause or resolution of the problem The brief disruption highlights the platform’s global reach and the immediate impact of even short-term outages on millions of users.
