YouTube appears to be down globally today. There were complaints from users around the world that their videos were not playing. The complaints have surfaced on both YouTube’s app and desktop platforms. YouTube has also acknowledged that users are experiencing these issues.

‘We’ve been receiving complaints from YouTube users for the past hour. We have fixed this problem now. Users can now use YouTube videos without any hassle. Thanks for pointing users to this problem … ‘says YouTube.

Trends on Twitter #YouTubeDown
Why are there problems with video platforms? Users started sharing about this on Twitter. At the same time, the hashtag #YouTubeDown became a trend.