YouTube said on Tuesday it had fixed an issue that briefly affected access to the video-sharing platform after outage tracking site Downdetector reported widespread outages around the world. YouTube said that due to a problem with its recommendation system, the video could not appear on the YouTube surface.
YouTube said in the update: The issue with our recommendation system has been resolved and is back to normal across all of our platforms (YouTube.com, YouTube app, YouTube Music, Kids, and TV).
At its peak, more than 320,000 users in the United States reported problems with YouTube, according to Downdetector.
Downdetector's data is based on user-submitted reports. The actual number of affected users may vary.
YouTube is also facing outages in countries including India, the UK, Australia and Mexico, according to DownDetector.
