YouTube outage, Oct. 16 -- Several YouTube users in the United States and in Europe reported issues with the platform on Wednesday, October 15. 'Problems' were detected with video streaming and in the operation of the app.

"User reports indicate problems at Playstation Network," realtime reporter of outage issues Downdetector stated. Over 6 thousand PSN users raised an outage issue with YouTube on Downdetector. While 63 percent users reported issues with video streaming, 16 percent blamed application issues. The remaining 6 percent pointed to trouble with the website.

YouTube users reported disruptions with video playback, search and account access, while millions received error messages, blank screens, and endless loading icons.

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