Gmail and Youtube offline for users across the world

Gmail and Youtube have all gone offline and affecting users worldwide.

The issues started around 3.50pm UAE time. The crash effected all Gmail, Google Doc and Youtube sites. The black-out lasted for around 30 minutes before the sites were restored.

Gmail’s error message read “Oops…the system encountered a problem – retrying.”

If you tried to use YouTube during the server cut-out, you instead got a cartoon image of a monkey with a message saying “Something went wrong…”

Google is yet to comment on the issues.

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