YouTube Outage Disrupts Millions of Users in the Philippines and Globally
Manila, Philippines — February 18, 2026 — Millions of users in the Philippines and around the world experienced major disruptions on YouTube on February 17, 2026. Tens of thousands reported that videos would not load, logins were blocked, and YouTube TV faced interruptions. Downdetector recorded over 280,000 complaints in the United States alone, with thousands…