YouTube outage hits 300K+ users, recommendations system to blame

YouTube went down for more than 300,000 users on the night of February 17, 2026, in one of the platform’s most significant outages in recent memory. The widespread service failure affected both the website and mobile app, leaving millions scrambling. Google’s recommendations system became the culprit behind the disruption. 🔥 Quick Facts Peak Reports: 300,000+…