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YouTube outage deprives anguished users of the ability to comment & like videos, follow recommendations YouTube outage deprives anguished users of the ability to comment & like videos, follow recommendations
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A YouTube outage has taken out the comments sections and recommendations on videos, leaving many users with no choice but to make their own decisions on what to watch next.A YouTube outage has taken out the comments sections and recommendations on videos, leaving many users with no choice but to make their own decisions on what to watch next.
YouTube’s comment sections and recommendation algorithms were unavailable to some users on Wednesday, leaving them with no all-knowing algorithm to guide their viewing decisions. YouTube’s comment sections and recommendation algorithms were unavailable to some users on Wednesday, leaving them with no all-knowing algorithm to guide their viewing decisions. 
Viewers deprived of the ability to leave insightful, witty comments took to Twitter to vent their frustrations.Viewers deprived of the ability to leave insightful, witty comments took to Twitter to vent their frustrations.
Deprived even of the opportunity to register their approval with a “like” or “dislike,” they complained about the “full of problems” platform.Deprived even of the opportunity to register their approval with a “like” or “dislike,” they complained about the “full of problems” platform.
Barred from following the platform’s recommendations into a wormhole of radicalization, some made do with their own conspiracy theories. “Exactly one year ago, YouTube was temporarily down,” one user mused.
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