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Google services back up after global outages of Gmail, YouTube & others prompt panic | |
(32 minutes later) | |
For almost an hour, users all across the world reported that Google services were not working for them. Its main product - Google search - appeared to be unaffected. The problem now appears to have been fixed. | |
The outage affected Gmail, YouTube, Google My Business, Google AdSense, Google AdWords and other services, according to complaints. | |
The names of the mail service and the video platform operated by the tech giant trended on Twitter as people rushed to share their frustration and surprise. | The names of the mail service and the video platform operated by the tech giant trended on Twitter as people rushed to share their frustration and surprise. |
People trying to access the services received a “Temporary Error” message, and a suggestion that it may become available again “in a few minutes.” | |
No comment from Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google’s multiple subsidiaries, was immediately available. | |
YouTube’s support team tweeted, however, that they were “aware” of the issues and were “looking into it.” | YouTube’s support team tweeted, however, that they were “aware” of the issues and were “looking into it.” |
The problem appeared to be with the part of Google services handling user accounts. YouTube can be accessed in “incognito” mode on a browser supporting the function, like Google Chrome. However, most of the services are personalized and require a log in, so it was a small consolation to people affected. | |
Somewhat ironically, an unnamed spokesperson for Google told the BBC that they couldn't comment on the outages because they could not access their Gmail account. | |
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