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  "path": "/2026/02/17/psa-its-not-just-you-youtube-is-down/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T01:29:09.000Z",
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  "textContent": "**Update 9:21pm ET** : YouTube appears to be coming back online now for most users. If you’re still having problems, let us know down in the comments.\n\n* * *\n\nIf you’re having problems accessing YouTube this evening, you’re not alone. YouTube is experiencing a widespread outage, and there’s no estimate on when it will be fixed.\n\nmore…",
  "title": "PSA: YouTube confirms ongoing widespread outage [Update: Fixed]"
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