By Peter Martinez CBS News October 16, 2018, 10:00 PM YouTube experiencing "access issues" in apparent global outage
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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."
CBS News has reached out for comment.
Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018
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