YouTube down: Video site experiencing major problems in Europe

The site went down in Europe at about 6pm

The Cabinet Office said that the restriction was temporary, ‘pending reassurances from Google’ (Reuters)

YouTube is experiencing major problems with many users unable to access the website.

According to DownDetector the site went down for users in Europe at around 6pm GMT.

The video streaming site is still working intermittently for some users, but others are seeing a message which reads: “500 Internal Server Error”, alongside multiple lines of code.

YouTube is only working intermittently for many users (YouTube)

A message reads: “Sorry, something went wrong. A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation.”

The Independent has contacted Google for comment.