14 DAY TRIAL // Today, while I was looking for a security clip posted on Google's video service, YouTube returned me a strange error. 500 Internal Server Error. "Sorry, something went wrong. A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation. Please report this incident to customer service. Also, please include the following information in your error report," the error message said. The website also contained a link to the help center provided by YouTube that requires you to enter your contact information as well as error details to allow the video service team to correct the problem.
Although I never saw the error in the past, the message is somehow interesting because it is very different from a basic 500 Internet Server Error. As you can see in the picture attached to the article, the message contains a huge error code that can provide more details about the issue. Or maybe not? However, the video service used to return a different error message for the clips removed from the database but I guess this is a connection error. The link to the video was published on another website so this is probably the main reason to display the error. As you might know, Google recently revealed a pack of improvements for the video service so it's possible that the error concerns the recent updates.
Google acquired YouTube in October 2006 for $1.6 billion, one of the biggest investments ever made for an Internet company. Recently, the video tool was assaulted by numerous lawsuits for copyright infringement, Daniela Cicarelli, Ronaldo's ex-wife, and entrepreneur Robert Waterman representing only two of the persons who filed complaints against the company. However, Viacom was the most powerful firm that sued YouTube, requiring Google no more than $1 billion in damages.