Netflix is down as users complain of being unable to stream content

Netflix has suffered an outage today, with users complaining of being unable to stream content through either the app or website.

People in the UK and US are among those affected, as well as those in several European countries, including Spain and Italy.

The streaming giant has confirmed it is having problems.

In a statement on its server status website, Netflix said: ‘We are currently experiencing issues streaming on all devices.

‘We are working to resolve the problem. We apologise for any inconvenience.’

Problems: Netflix has suffered an outage today, with users complaining of being unable to stream content through either the app or website (stock image) 

According to the website Down Detector, which monitors such outages, the problems began at about 16:00 BST (11:00 ET).

More than 6,500 Netflix users have complained of experiencing issues trying to access the streaming company’s content. 

Nearly 35 per cent of people said they were having issues with the website, 33 per cent with the app and 32 per cent just streaming generally.

One angry user wrote on Downdetector: ‘It says “Blocked” whenever I try to refresh back to the main page.’

Another said: ‘Is netflix down? I got ”blocked” message and now an error.’

Users in London, Birmingham and Manchester are among those to have experienced issues.

More than 6,500 Netflix users have complained of experiencing issues trying to access the streaming company’s content

Where are there problems? Users in London, Birmingham and Manchester have experienced issues