YouTube experienced a partial service disruption in South Korea on Wednesday, February 18, the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday. Industry watchers reported an error preventing video playback on the mobile app. Desktop users faced similar issues.
On February 18, as of 10:49 a.m., an error on YouTube's mobile app in South Korea resulted in a black screen that prevented users from watching content. Industry watchers noted this partial service disruption occurred on Wednesday, the final day of the Lunar New Year holiday. Desktop computer users reported similar difficulties in playing videos. According to reports from The Korea Times and Yonhap News Agency, the issue affected users across platforms, though no specific cause was mentioned. YouTube has not yet issued an official statement on the matter. The outage caused temporary interruptions for online activities among South Korean users.
