Reuters.- Netflix was out of service for thousands of users in the United States on Friday night, with more than 12,000 incidents reported, outage tracking website Downdetector.com said.
The reports come as Netflix broadcasts a highly anticipated live boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which promises to bring a lot of traffic to the platform. However, as of 9:21 p.m. ET, the number of users reporting problems had fallen to 5,114, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from various sources.
Netflix said it had no immediate comment in response to a request for comment. Reuters.
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Others complained about the intermittency and wondered if the Tyson fight would look good.
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