Millions of frustrated subscribers around the world (myself included) were left gutted when moments before Mike Tyson and Jake Paul‘s walkouts, Netflix was struck by an epic outage.
Netflix outage: Here’s what we know
The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, has been rocking with 70,000+ fans thoroughly entertained by the event’s cards.
In particular, the perfect preface to the night’s main event was the Amanda Serrano vs Katie Taylor fight.
Taylor retained her title after a bashing 10-round thriller, albeit not without attracting controversy from fans, who were convinced that the unanimous decision fell on the wrong side of the ring.
The furore from that epic encounter was the right amount of fuel to drive the hysteria for the main act, Tyson, at 58, returning to professional boxing for the first time in forever to retain his legacy as Iron Mike against Paul, whose 10-1 record has, thus far, been insufficient in putting respect to his name.
When this article was published, Tyson was getting ready to walk out to the ring. However, for millions of fans around the world, most of whom are subscribers, the moment was missed due to a Netflix outage.
Attempting to watch the live-stream event on the platform pulls an automatic error, pointing the problem to the user’s internet connection.
“We’re having trouble playing Netflix. Please check yur internet connection and try again,” the message reads.
Of course, the outage has nothing to do with the user’s internet connection, since, according to Down Detector tracking systems, at least 90% of users who reported the platform listed video streaming as the main issue.
While Netflix has yet to come forth with a statement to clarify the issue, a look at the chart below shows outage reports hiked dramatically right before the Tyson vs Paul fight.
Currently, there are no alternative viewing options for South African audiences and, at the time of publishing, the outage was persisting.
