In a statement posted to the official TeamYouTube X account, the company revealed that the outage was caused by a problem with the recommendations system. This algorithmic system is responsible for offering you videos it thinks you'll want to watch based on your past viewing habits. The company provided additional details on a Google support page.

The outage caused a flood of users to report access problems for YouTube. The video-sharing platform has since traced the issue to its recommendations system.

For an hour, users were met with the message, "Something went wrong. Try again."

If you’re having problems accessing YouTube this evening, you’re not alone. YouTube is experiencing a widespread outage, and there’s no estimate on when it will be fixed. Ye

According to Downdetector, which tracks outages, as of 8:13 p.m. ET, more than 300,000 users reported issues on both the website and the app. Over 8,000 users also reported issues with YouTube TV, as of 8:29 p.m. ET. YouTube acknowledged the outage and said it was working to resolve the problem.

Stanford alerted university members of a campus-wide power failure, at 9:16 a.m. Tuesday caused by torrential downpours and lightning storms in Palo Alto, as fierce weather affects the wider Bay Area.

Verizon customers warned of $20 credit scams after a Jan. 14 outage. Experts advise claiming credits via the My Verizon app and avoiding suspicious links.

A winter storm in Calaveras County has left over 5,000 PG&&E customers without power, disrupting communities in Avery, Arnold, and Vallecito.