Why blackout google

O search engine Google as well as its streaming and email services late Monday before services were restored, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector. Platforms including Google, YouTube, and Gmail were down, with users citing issues with login and accessing the website in parts of North America, according to Downdetector. More than a thousand users were having difficulties with the search engine at one point, the outage monitoring website showed, and users were also facing issues with YouTube TV and Google Drive.

Reports of Google outage on Downdetector have dropped significantly to single digits early Tuesday. While Google Search the largest source of advertising revenue remained intact during the blackout, the company also stands to lose plenty in ad revenue whenever YouTube is down. While the outage also hit plenty of other products in the Google suite, the rest are either free e. Gmail , single-payment e. Nest or subscription-based e.

Google Workspace , so would not have incurred direct losses during the brief period they fell offline. Take care of your technology, be aware of what these outages can do to your business, and take steps to prevent failure before it happens.

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