India, May 12 -- Google Search ran into trouble for many users on May 12, 2026, with reports of "500 Internal Server Error" messages appearing across searches. Screenshots shared by users show Google returning a server error instead of search results, with the page saying there had been an internal server error and that engineers had been notified.

This does not look like a simple case of someone's Wi-Fi acting up. User reports cited through Downdetector.co.uk and discussions on Hacker News point to a wider disruption, with hundreds of complaints coming in during the morning. India and parts of the United States appear to be among the affected regions, though the issue may not be hitting every user at the same time.

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