YouTube down worldwide: Users get ‘Error 500’ on screen, company says fixing issues

YouTube down worldwide: People aren't able to login, upload or watch content on the platform. Many users complained of seeing '500 Internal Server Error' messages popping up on the screen.

YouTube is suffering a serious outage worldwide with internet users across the globe confronted error messages when they tried to login today.

YouTube is suffering a serious outage worldwide with internet users across the globe confronting the error messages when they tried to login today. The popular video streaming platform is currently down, according to multiple sources. People aren't able to login, upload or watch content on the platform. Many users complained of seeing '500 Internal Server Error' messages popping up on the screen. The Google-owned streaming service took a cognisance of the error and said it was looking into reports of issue with its services after several people took to Twitter to complain about broadcasting issues. YouTube said it was trying to resolve the issue. "Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated," YouTube said in a tweet.

Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.

— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018

Twitterati have flooded the microblogging site to complain about the problem. #YouTubeDOWN was among the top trends on Twitter India at the time of filing the copy.

Mayday mayday SOS SOS#youtube what happened? pic.twitter.com/vIYTmyndP1

— HatiHunter (@ailinafuad) October 17, 2018

Wow, I'm loving Youtube's new update! Minimalistic and Chic #YouTube pic.twitter.com/a0lHbpbQCN

— ros (@Amuchanist) October 17, 2018

Wow, I'm loving Youtube's new update! Minimalistic and Chic #YouTube pic.twitter.com/a0lHbpbQCN

— ros (@Amuchanist) October 17, 2018

Earlier last month, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram crashed across various parts of the world, with parts of North America, Europe and northern Africa being affected by the leaks.