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usonian

(24,307 posts)
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:40 PM 13 hrs ago

Who broke the internet?

Techies are reporting Heroku, YouTube and Google's Public Certificate Authority are down.

Here's YouTube's status
https://downdetector.com/status/youtube/

You can try downdetector on whatever site ....
https://downdetector.com/

Just now found problems with Cloudflare and AWS (Amazon web services)

I just hope this isn't our own version of the Iran internet shutdown, though I put absolutely nothing past this regime.

Try downdetector.

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Who broke the internet? (Original Post) usonian 13 hrs ago OP
Is it retribution for Colbert posting his Talirico interview? jls4561 13 hrs ago #1
Great minds think alike. yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #3
Is youtube being punished for airing Colbert w/ Talarico? yellow dahlia 13 hrs ago #2
Seeing YouTube down intermittently Simeon Salus 12 hrs ago #4
Youtube kinda works. Buzz cook 12 hrs ago #5
For once... Hugin 12 hrs ago #6
Thanks for posting. I was thinking there was something wrong on my end tulipsandroses 12 hrs ago #7
Are you using the app or the webpage app? Hugin 12 hrs ago #8
The webpage link works for me Polybius 12 hrs ago #10
App on my tv. I can get in on my lap top though tulipsandroses 12 hrs ago #11
It's back up SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #9
It wasn't me. I swear. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #12

yellow dahlia

(5,331 posts)
3. Great minds think alike.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:44 PM
12 hrs ago

I wasn't sure if you are old enough for me to say - you owe me a Coke.

Buzz cook

(2,844 posts)
5. Youtube kinda works.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:50 PM
12 hrs ago

The home page is down. But clicking on a subscribed channel will take yo there and videos seem to play.
The search function works.

tulipsandroses

(8,207 posts)
7. Thanks for posting. I was thinking there was something wrong on my end
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:54 PM
12 hrs ago

Its weird. Because others in my house are still able to get on youtube but I can't.

tulipsandroses

(8,207 posts)
11. App on my tv. I can get in on my lap top though
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:22 PM
12 hrs ago

Bummer. I prefer watching it on my tv.

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