Google services disrupted: Users encounter 502 error
What's the story
A recent global disruption in Google's services has left users struggling to access the search engine. The interruption affected over 300 users in the UK and more than 1,400 in the US, with New York, Denver, Colorado, and Seattle being the hardest hit areas. In India, the outage seems rather concentrated in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru. This information was compiled by Downdetector, a service that monitors online outages through various sources, including direct user feedback.
Information
Other Google services remain unaffected
Interestingly, while the search engine is facing issues, other Google services such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Talk appear to be unaffected for the majority of users. However, Downdetector did note that nearly 100 US users reported glitches with Google Maps.
User feedback
Users share experiences of Google outage on social media
The outage sparked conversations on social media platforms, with users sharing their experiences. A user on X (formerly Twitter) posted "Google down" along with an image of an error page that appeared while attempting to use the search engine. The error message displayed was: "502. That's an error. The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds. That's all we know."