Netflix Goes Down, Thousands of Outages Reported Across US

Netflix and chill isn’t an possibility for a lot of viewers on Wednesday morning, with the streaming service experiencing widespread outages in accordance with hundreds of reviews from customers.

On DownDetector.com, an internet site used to trace outages, there was a spike in reported outages round 9:30 a.m. PT. About 3,00zero outages have been reported between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. PT, with a lot of the complaints coming from the West Coast and Northeast, in accordance with the location’s monitoring map. More than 40% of the outages have been on account of “no connection,” whereas 35% complained “video streaming” wasn’t functioning correctly.

“Some of our members in the US and Europe were unable to use Netflix via our website for around an hour this morning,” a Netflix rep instructed TheWrap at about 10:45 a.m. PT. “The issue is now fixed and we’re sorry for the inconvenience.”

As typical, when Netflix or one other main tech website goes down, customers rushed to Twitter to share their downside. Many customers shared they have been seeing an error message studying: “Something went wrong. Sorry, we’re having trouble with your request. You’ll find lots to explore on the home page.” Others stated they have been having a tough time logging into their account.

For what it’s value, two members of TheWrap workers checked their Netflix accounts in Los Angeles and had no subject streaming content material.

Netflix, on the shut of 2019, had 167 million international prospects. The firm’s inventory worth is down 2.2% on Wednesday to about $349 per share, though it has fared higher than the general market within the final month, which has been rocked by the coronavirus outbreak.