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TL;DR Google Search experienced a widespread outage earlier today.
Users reported that the search engine was not working or loading results properly.
The issue was resolved quickly, but Google hasn’t yet explained the cause of the error.
If you were facing issues using Google a few hours ago, you might have panicked, and you might have thought your internet was the culprit. However, you can stop wondering whether your ISP is at fault because it seems that Google Search was facing a widespread outage.
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According to several reports on Reddit, people were having trouble with Google Search. The platform was returning server errors for a large number of people. The problem wasn’t limited to the US, either. Search was apparently glitched out for users in various countries, including the Philippines, South Korea, and India, among others.
Users reported problems with search on various social media platforms. On X, several users posted screenshots showing that the Google Search website wasn’t loading for them. Downdetector also showed a massive spike in reports around 1 AM ET. A majority of these reports were related to Google Search, but there were also reports of content not loading as well as overall website issues.
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