"Access issues" are affecting YouTube this evening.
You're not nuts.
YouTube is down as of 6pmish Pacific time (Los Angeles, USA).
Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018
If I were YouTube I would restart the service and then enter one of these codes pic.twitter.com/T08WZTr0Zn
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) October 17, 2018
Never seen YouTube down for 30+ minutes like this before ?
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) October 17, 2018
Alright. Which one of you jokers took down YouTube just before my nightly viewing of Johnny Johnny Yes Papa
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) October 17, 2018
It's not just you: A lot of people are reporting that YouTube is down right now ? pic.twitter.com/bXUdzWhLZZ
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 17, 2018
everyone rn: lmao youtube broke
youtube: pic.twitter.com/GYGnZJ74W8
— queen quen (@quenblackwell) October 17, 2018
YOUTUBE MACHINE BROKE
— Jon (@MrDalekJD) October 17, 2018