Reddit Experiences Global Outage: Users Left in the Dark
On Monday morning, Reddit, the popular social networking and forum platform, experienced significant outages that impacted users worldwide. The connectivity issues began around 11:20 a.m. ET, as reported by Downdetector, a site that tracks user-reported problems.
Details of the Outage
During the peak of the outage, over 90,000 users reported connectivity issues. The following timeline highlights the key events of the incident:
- 11:20 a.m. ET: Users began experiencing connection errors.
- 11:52 a.m. ET: Reddit Status confirmed they were investigating “elevated errors” across both the website and the app.
- 12:10 p.m. ET: The company identified the issue and implemented a fix.
- 12:21 p.m. ET: Reddit Status reported that all systems were operational again.
Company Response
A spokesperson for Reddit clarified the situation, stating, “We were briefly unable to connect to one of our databases, which caused the outage. A fix was quickly deployed, and we are now up and running.”
Previous Outages
This is not the first time Reddit has faced connectivity issues; the platform reported “elevated errors” on three occasions in February and had similar problems a few weeks ago. For real-time updates on service status, users can check the Reddit Status page.
Conclusion
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