- Netflix was down for thousands around the world on Thursday morning.
- The video-streaming platform was “experiencing issues streaming on all devices,” according to Netflix’s website. Outage-tracking site Down Detector was showing users experiencing issues in Europe, eastern Asia, and the US.
- Netflix has since went back online for users, and the company confirmed on Twitter that the issue had been resolved.
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Netflix was down Thursday morning for many users around the world, including in the US and Europe.
Thousands of people were reporting issues playing TV shows and movies on the video-streaming platform, according the outage-tracking site Down Detector. The site shows reported interruptions from thousands in Japan, China, the Netherlands, and more.
A few hours after outages were first reported, Netflix said the issue had been fixed. The company apologized on its main Twitter account for the disruption in service.
We're sorry some of our members were unable to use Netflix for a couple of hours today. The issue is now fixed. Apologies for the inconvenience
— Netflix (@netflix) November 21, 2019
According to Netflix's website, the platform was "experiencing issues streaming on all devices." Netflix didn't respond to Business Insider's requerst for further comment.
While the service was down, Netflix was responding on Twitter to individual users who were complaining the platform was down, and acknowledged its service was experiencing issues.
"At the moment we are experiencing technical problems, we are busy rectifying this as quickly as possible," Netflix tweeted, according to a Google Translate translation. "I recommend trying Netflix again at a later date. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Hoi Nel! Op het moment ervaren wij technische problemen, wij zijn druk bezig dit zo snel mogelijk te verhelpen. Ik raad aan om op een later moment Netflix nogmaals te proberen. Excuus voor het ongemak. *IZ
— Netflix CS (@Netflixhelps) November 21, 2019