Google outage today reportedly impacting US users

Alex Baker

May 1, 2024 at 12:08 PM

(KRON) — A Google outage is impacting users attempting to use search, website and Google Drive functions, according to the Downdetector website. Downdetector saw a spike in user reports indicating a problem with the search platform shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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Social media posts indicate the outage has impacted users in different countries including the United States, UK, Australia, parts of Europe, and Asia.

When KRON4 attempted to access the Google platform, it appeared to be functioning as normal. According to the Google Workspace Status Dashboard, most services are now available as of 9 a.m.

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