Major Disruption Hits Google Meet in India
New Delhi: On Wednesday, Google Meet experienced a significant outage across India, preventing numerous users from either joining or hosting video calls.
The platform encountered a widespread failure, leading many to cancel important work meetings, online classes, and interviews.
As reported by Downdetector, approximately 1,760 users had indicated issues by 1:55 PM.
Among those reporting problems, 63% noted that the website was unresponsive, while 35% experienced server-related difficulties.
A smaller fraction, about 3%, mentioned issues with video quality. Many users attempting to access meetings encountered a ‘502, that’s an error’ message.
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Users shared screenshots and expressed their concerns with messages like ‘Is Google Meet down for everyone?’ and ‘What’s going on with Google Meet??’
Several individuals tagged @GoogleIndia for updates, while accounts like @metawire urged a swift resolution, as many were unable to join calls.
One user lamented, ‘I finally got an interview, and now Google Meet is down.’
Interestingly, some users claimed that Google Meet was functioning for them while others in their organization faced issues, adding to the confusion.
Others reported being able to join meetings, but their colleagues could not.
The outage also sparked a flurry of jokes and concerns, with users questioning why multiple major platforms have been experiencing failures this month.
One user quipped, ‘First Cloudflare, then AWS… now GCP wants a turn too,’ while another remarked they were still ‘waiting for a GCP outage’ given the recent trends.
As of now, Google has not provided an official explanation for the disruption.
This incident follows closely on the heels of a significant outage affecting various parts of the internet, attributed to Cloudflare.
