Journalist·NZ Herald·
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Thousands in New Zealand and across the world reported that YouTube was down this afternoon.
YouTube was not working for more than an hour this afternoon, showing users an error message when they clicked on a video. It appears to be back working now.
Downdetector New Zealand had more than 1600 reports of issues with the site since 12.15pm, with the number continuing to grow.
Popular virtual private network company NordVPN said on its website that YouTube was down, with more than 4000 issues reported since midday.
The problem appeared to be global, with users in the United States, Turkey and Japan also reporting issues.
Google said it was aware some users were experiencing issues watching videos on YouTube, YouTube Music or YouTube TV and was investigating the issue.
The company has now confirmed that the issue has been resolved across all YouTube services.
