In what’s a rare occurrence, it seems the YouTube platform is down this February 17, and it’s affecting both the browser and app versions based on our testing. Players will see issues loading new ...

YouTube experienced a major outage that took both the app and the website offline for users everywhere.

According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, reports of issues began around 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.

"The issue with our recommendations system has been resolved and all of our platforms (YouTube.com, the YouTube app, YouTube ...