YouTube broke for a hot sec and the internet couldn't handle it
UPDATE: June 16, 2017, 10:16 a.m. EDT YouTube is back up, and life is ALL GOOD again. Carry on! The original story follows below.
The world's largest online video platform is not loading... and ahhhh... what the heck are we gonna do?
YouTube went down on Friday morning and sent the internet into a tizzy. Instead of seeing the familiar YouTube home page, users were greeted with an error message.
In typical Google style, the error message was kinda cute and funny:
Naturally, the internet, not being able to get its fix of Justin Bieber, fidget spinners, and people breaking their iPhones just for kicks, is not happy.
Honestly, we're all probably feeling a bit like this right now:
Or maybe more like this person:
Seriously, who the hell can even work when YouTube is broken?
Not everyone is loving the cute monkey, though:
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This is probably how it went down:
Topics YouTube
Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.
