Is YouTube lagging for anyone else lately?

[Synergy]

I have noticed that YouTube vids have a lot more lag recently. Even if I pause the vid the file doesn't catch up. I have bandwidth, I don't have problem with other streaming video services.

Anyone else having an issue?

[yellowsulphur]

Yeah, it's been pretty bad lately. Watch 30 seconds, wait 20 seconds to buffer, etc...

[Harknii]

Some slowdown. May be due to ppl off for holidays causing local or server slowdowns. Not an expert by any means.

[jbe90]

Yep.

[troutbum54]

you can try this and see if youtube is up and what their current response times are.

http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/

[Wrangler John]

It's the NSA/CIA/FBI/DHS performing maintenance on their mirror servers where all YouTube traffic is tracked. Once they have the new configuration up and running things will return to normal. After all, 500 million clips of Junior and Sissy opening imported Chinese gifts at Christmas had an impact.