Google hit by worldwide outage as users report search engine down

Google experienced a major international internet outage on Tuesday, technology platforms reported. The realtime online platform Downdetector reported users had registered problems with Google explorer, the world's dominant search engine from 2.12am BST (9.12pm EST, 11.12AM AEST. As of 11.38AM, there had been 4,113 confirmed reports of Google outages. User reports indicate Google is having problems since 9:12 PM EDT. Users said sister platforms Gmail, Google maps and Google images were also experiencing problems.