YouTube users are reporting issues with the video platform this evening đ¨
- YouTube has been hit by outages this evening (August 18).
- Users are experiencing issues with buffering.
- But what is the latest on the issue?
A major outage is disrupting peopleâs experience on YouTube this evening (August 18). The popular video platform is experiencing outages with videos stuck on buffering.
YouTube is one of the most popular apps and websites in the world and recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. The site first launched back in early 2005 and has remained ever popular since.
It is not uncommon for popular platforms and social media networks to experience outages in our current age on the internet. But when did YouTubeâs problems start?
Is YouTube down currently?


Users have been experiencing issues on YouTube this evening (August 18) – UK time. It includes videos getting stuck on buffering which is not related to internet speeds.
The problems were first reported just before 6pm British time. It is impacting the iPad version of the app, from this writerâs personal experience.
Downdetector has seen a big spike in issues being flagged with YouTube in the hour since the outages were first reported.
Have you been experiencing issues with YouTube? Let me know your experience by email: [email protected].

Be the first to comment on "Is YouTube down? Latest on outage as buffering issue hits YouTube"