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Re: YouTube Is Down

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Post by andrewinardeer » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC

gilbetron wrote: post #11

I'm already, seriously, looking forward to the post-mortem. It kind of sucks when things break, but it is also really interesting to hear the gritty details. Hopefully they don't disappoint? Odds that is AI related?

You think they'll release a post mortem publically?

Re: YouTube Is Down

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Post by nayuki » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC

I mistakenly thought that YouTube hit a compatibility problem with my Firefox browser. The only breakage I could see was that the right sidebar of related/recommended videos disappeared. But I was watching several videos consecutively just fine. (I obtained video links from recent bookmarks, plus manually queued URLs of next videos to watch.)

Re: YouTube Is Down

#43

Post by bombcar » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC

The fattest of Tuesdays.

Re: YouTube Is Down

#44

Post by treetalker » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC

vpol wrote: post #37

1970-01-01 wrote: post #36

What happens if downdetector goes down? Who watches the watcher?

https://downdetectorsdowndetector.com/

it's down detectors all the way down detector

Re: YouTube Is Down

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC

vpol wrote: post #37

1970-01-01 wrote: post #36

What happens if downdetector goes down? Who watches the watcher?

https://downdetectorsdowndetector.com/

[deleted]

Re: YouTube Is Down

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Post by upmind » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC

gilbetron wrote: post #11

I'm already, seriously, looking forward to the post-mortem. It kind of sucks when things break, but it is also really interesting to hear the gritty details. Hopefully they don't disappoint? Odds that is AI related?

Same, I don't think I've ever noticed YouTube being down. (I'm sure it's been down in the past 10 years, I just haven't noticed it)

Re: YouTube Is Down

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Post by KORraN » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC

dysoco wrote: post #29

You can search and watch videos directly with no issue, but main feed and suggestions on the side of videos are not appearing. Really goes to show how much I depend on the algorithmic recommendations, I have no idea what to watch having to search manually. Usually my feed always has something that piques my interest. edit: back up

If you are subscribed to channels, I really recommend using Subscriptions instead of home page. Otherwise, you may miss videos from your favorite creators just because YT decided so.

Re: YouTube Is Down

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Post by eggmutton » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC

heelix wrote: post #24

Man... updated mozilla,toyed with my ad blocker, now updating the os. Never crossed my mind this was a 'them' problem.

[flagged]

Re: YouTube Is Down

#49

Post by ismailmaj » Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC

Cannot trust those damn Americans during on call.