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Experiencing Outage for More Than 15,000 Google Meet Users, According to Downdetector

Google's video-conferencing platform, Meet, experienced outages affecting approximately 15,000 users in the U.S. on Monday, as reported by Downdetector.com. The service encountered issues and was inoperable for numerous users by 1.36 p.m. Eastern Time, as indicated by the monitoring site, which...

Thousands of Google Meet users encounter service disruptions, as confirmed by Downdetector.
Thousands of Google Meet users encounter service disruptions, as confirmed by Downdetector.

Experiencing Outage for More Than 15,000 Google Meet Users, According to Downdetector

Google's video-communication service, Google Meet, encountered an outage on Monday that affected more than 15,000 users in the United States, according to reports from Downdetector.com.

The outage was reported to have occurred at approximately 1.36 p.m. ET, although the exact time when Google Meet services failed is not explicitly stated in the available search results.

Downdetector.com, a website that tracks website and service outages, collates status reports from multiple sources to provide real-time information about outages. The platform reported the outage on Monday, indicating that it affected Google Meet's video-communication service.

Despite numerous attempts, Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment from our website.

This outage comes as more and more individuals and businesses are relying on digital platforms for communication, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The disruption to Google Meet's service could have caused significant inconvenience for those relying on the platform for their daily communications.

As of the time of writing, it is unclear what caused the outage or how long it lasted. However, Downdetector.com continues to monitor the situation and will provide updates as more information becomes available.

In the meantime, users of Google Meet are advised to check the service's status page for the latest updates and to consider alternative communication methods if necessary.

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