Netflix is down for many people right now


Illustration of the Netflix wordmark on a red and black background.
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge

Over the last hour or so, people worldwide have reported trouble connecting to Netflix and a strange “tvq-pb-101” error message as the app says it’s checking network connection but fails. Given the service’s global availability and massive subscriber base, small outages are common, but what we’re seeing on Monday evening is different. Here at The Verge, some of us can stream just fine, while others are getting the same error message and code other users have complained about.

Netflix has confirmed that engineers are working to restore service, as its status page has now been updated to mention that “You may have problems streaming titles on any device. Please try again later.” after insisting things were okay during the first two hours...

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