According to multiple media reports, Google faced a massive outage, leaving users around the world unable to access its search engine. DownDetector, a platform that collects outage data from a variety of sources, including user reports, indicated that several Google services experienced disruption.
More than 300 users reported experiencing problems with Google Search in the UK, while more than 1,400 people in the United States faced similar problems, according to the outage detection agency, which was reported in New York, Denver, Colorado. And cities like Seattle had significant impacts. Despite these disruptions to Google Search, other Google services such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Talk appeared to function normally.
The outage caused a stir on social media, with users taking to platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to share their experiences. One user posted about the outage, writing, “Google down,” and included an image of an error page that appeared when trying to use the search engine. The error message read, “502. This is an error. The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds.”
“Google is down! “The world’s largest search engine is affected by the outage,” writes another X user with the username @Xajmal_mhd.
Users on X are reporting difficulties accessing Google Search from around 8:20 pm IST. DownDetector highlighted that a small number of users in India were affected, with a maximum of 78 reports. However, globally, there have been more than 1400 reports. In India, the outage is concentrated in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. Currently, the number of reports has reduced to 32. During this period no member of the Mint team faced any problem.
Interestingly, netizens have turned the Google outage into a meme fest. Some of the most hilarious memes are below.
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2024-05-02 04:08:51