YouTube Is Down • Hacker News Board

Not totally, I'll catch an occasional video - I'm watching one right now - but then I'll switch and it'll die again. Can't use Youtube music either for the same reason.

Re: YouTube Is Down

#15

Post by megous » Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC

Any outage is well deserved.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/15/israel-...

Re: YouTube Is Down

#16

Post by sbmthakur » Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 12:01 AM UTC

Playback fails once/twice, but eventually runs for me.

Re: YouTube Is Down

#17

Post by eek2121 » Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 12:04 AM UTC

Here in the US, can confirm.

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#18

Post by stevefan1999 » Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 12:08 AM UTC

Here in Hong Kong, spot on.

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#19

Post by rolph » Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 12:17 AM UTC

Perz1val wrote: post #13

I wonder how they managed to kill it worldwide all at once, is there just one streaming server?

just flinging a wild guess, certificate expiry seems plausible, weve seen it many times before with other sites.

Re: YouTube Is Down

#20

Post by mijee2 » Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 12:23 AM UTC

Sheesh the lost revenue.