Jakarta, VIVA \u2014 Google\u2019s video-sharing platform YouTube was reported\nto have experienced a massive technical outage on the second day of\nLunar New Year, Wednesday morning, 18 February 2026.<\/p>\n
The disruption appeared to be global in nature, with users reporting\nerror messages when attempting to use the application.<\/p>\n
VIVA attempted to access YouTube via a laptop at 08:45 but was unable\nto do so, encountering only a blank white screen.<\/p>\n
When accessed via a mobile phone, the message \u201cAn Error Occurred, Try\nAgain\u201d was displayed. Users accessing the video streaming platform on\nmobile devices, computers and TV applications all experienced the same\nissue.<\/p>\n
On YouTube\u2019s TV streaming service specifically, the home screen\nfailed to display recommended content as it normally would. Data from\nthe application outage tracking site Downdetector showed hundreds of\nthousands of reports from users worldwide regarding the disruption\nwithin a short period.<\/p>\n
The reports primarily focused on errors preventing content from being\ndisplayed on the home page, whilst other functions continued to operate\npartially.<\/p>\n
At the time of reporting, Google \u2014 YouTube\u2019s parent company \u2014 had not\nissued any official statement regarding the cause of the problem or when\nit would be resolved. The lack of information has left the user\ncommunity continuing to monitor the situation and awaiting a response\nfrom the service provider.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/youtube-goes-down-on-wednesday-morning-displaying-an-error-occurred-try-again-message-1771470557", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }