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The streaming platform Netflix was down for thousands of users in the United States late Friday, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.com, as viewers watched a highly anticipated boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
The number of users reporting issues was 85,021 as of 10:35 p.m. ET (0335 GMT Saturday), according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from various sources.
Downdetector reported that the outage primarily affected users in large metropolitan areas, including New York, Seattle and Los Angeles, with scattered reports from other regions.
Netflix said it had no immediate comment in response to a Reuters request.
In the past, the platform has faced outages during live or highly anticipated events, with traffic spikes often being a contributing factor.
In April last year, it experienced a brief outage during a live broadcast of reality TV show Love is Blind, sparking complaints from thousands of users.
