Google’s YouTube ‍was down for thousands of users globally on Friday, according to Downdetector.com.There were more than ⁠7,600 reports of issues with the streaming platform as of 08:27 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status ‍reports from a number of sources.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Outage reports ‍exceeded ‍1,300 in ⁠Canada as ‌of 8:29 a.m. ⁠ET; and ‍more than 3,000 in the ⁠UK of 8:30 a.m. ET.YouTube did ‌not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.The actual number of affected users ‍may differ from what’s shown on Downdetector because these reports are user-submitted.Read more:Oscars to switch from broadcast TV to YouTube in 2029Australian content creators feel sting of losing young fans to social media ban