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YouTube Down on February 17 With Loading Issues

by Alex Co February 17, 2026 8:41 pm in News

In what’s a rare occurrence, it seems the YouTube platform is down this February 17, and it’s affecting both the browser and app versions based on our testing.

Players will see issues loading new videos or even the app itself for now, with a ton of reports surfacing now.

YouTube Loading Issues on February 17

The YouTube Downdetector page has seen a massive spike of reports confirming our testing, and this seems to be happening around the globe, and not just in the US.

For now, Google, the parent company of YouTube, hasn’t said anything about the platform being down, though we suspect that will change very soon. Once we get an official word, we’ll update the article with the info.

If anything changes regarding the outage, whether it gets extended or not, we’ll update the article, so sit tight. If you can load YouTube or if it’s not working, leave a comment and let us know where you’re from.

While you’re waiting on the platform to be back up, read on for the latest rumor on how the PS6’s release might be pushed back to 2028 or even beyond. We also recently ran a story on how people can get Grand Theft Auto 6 for free, but it comes with an odd requirement.