YouTube outage: Memes, reactions flood X as users unable to play videos
A brief YouTube outage on Friday sent thousands of users rushing to X (formerly Twitter) — not just to check if the platform was down, but also to turn the disruption into a full-blown meme fest.
According to outage tracker Downdetector, Google-owned YouTube faced technical issues globally, with over 10,800 reports logged at its peak. Users reported problems ranging from slow website loading to video playback failures and app glitches.
