By Jordan Smith
(RNN) - YouTube, Google’s global video-sharing website, is experiencing an outage.
KCBS is reporting the outage is worldwide.
The cause of the outage has not been determined, but it is affecting its TV and music streaming services, as well.
Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018
Website visitors will find a blank web page. App users will notice the thumbnails and video previews load, but they will not play once selected.
The California-based streaming giant launched in 2005 and was purchased by Google in 2006.
With an estimated 1 billion users every month, Alexa Internet, Inc. ranks YouTube as the second most popular website in the world.
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