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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 to The Verge that engineers are working to restore service, while its status page has now been updated to mention that “You may have problems streaming titles on any device” after insisting things were ok during the first two hours of the…