YouTube fixed a problem with its recommendations system that caused more than 350,000 users to experience problems with the streaming site, saying all of its platforms are back to normal.

YouTube users were having trouble accessing the platform due to issues with the platform's recommendations system.

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YouTube experienced a major global outage on February 17–18, 2026, leaving millions of users unable to access the platform and triggering widespread ‘Something Went Wrong’ errors.

YouTube says a problem with its recommendations system prevented videos from appearing across several platforms, including the homepage, the YouTube app, YouTub ...

“We’re aware some of you are having issues accessing YouTube right now. We’ll provide updates as soon as we have them," Google said in a statement.

The outage affected YouTube.com, the mobile app, YouTube Music, YouTube Kids, and even YouTube TV logins. It caused serious problems across the whole service. Downdetector recorded over 300,000 to 350 ...