A YouTube outage has taken out the comments sections and recommendations on videos, leaving many users with no choice but to make their own decisions on what to watch next.
YouTube’s comment sections and recommendation algorithms were unavailable to users on Wednesday, leaving them with no all-knowing algorithm to guide their viewing decisions. Viewers deprived of the ability to leave insightful, witty comments took to Twitter to vent their frustrations.
So…did #YouTube break for everyone else?
I suddenly can't see anything below videos. No side bar either. Can't scroll down. Nothing. Videos play alright, but I get nothing BUT the video.
This only JUST started happening in the last half hour. pic.twitter.com/OhvQk4Ja2b
— Blackbird (@BlackbirdFrost) October 16, 2019
I cant sleep unless I spend an hour scrolling through videos I don't have time to watch. #YouTubeDOWN
— TonyTea (@tonytea) October 17, 2019
Is anyone else having this problem where they go to watch a video on Youtube and u can't scroll down, or see recommendations on the side or even open up subscriptions? pic.twitter.com/xs2zDzGMN3
— Torie (@toriegarcia89) October 17, 2019
The YouTube platform is currently broken. Everything except the actual video is showing blank. This includes blank comments and video suggestions. It is not possible to click 'Like' or upvote. #YouTubeDOWN
Seems censoring content providers is tricky coding work.
— Mark Trent (@trentster) October 17, 2019
Source: RT