YouTube down: Viral video host mercilessly mocked by Pornhub as site stops working
VIDEO HOSTING site YouTube has been mercilessly mocked by Pornhub, a site which hosts pornographic content, after its website stopped working worldwide.
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For over an hour visitors to the popular site were unable to get videos to play.
After the technical issues began #YouTubeDOWN started trending on Twitter in the UK and US.
Taking to Twitter YouTube said: “If you’re having trouble watching videos on YouTube right now, you’re not alone – our team is aware of the issue and working on a fix.
“We’ll follow up here with any updates.”
In response a verified Pornhub account jokingly replied with a picture implying their share price is going up rapidly.
A number of social media users replied expressing their amusement at the unusual promotional technique.
One commented: “Pornhub always has our backs during these dark times.”
Another added: “Thank you for always being there for us.”
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YouTube started working again at approximately 3pm UK time.
On Twitter the video hosting site posted: “And we’re back.
“We’re so sorry for the interruption.
“This is fixed across all devices and YouTube services.
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“Thanks for being patient with us.”
The message was completed with a red love heart emoji.
It received over 12,000 likes and 2,000 retweets.