On Wednesday, users reported a mass Reddit outage affecting tens of millions of customers. Reddit confirmed the problem on social media and blamed the issue on a “bug in a latest replace.”
— Reddit, Inc. (@Reddit) November 20, 2024
The platform reported that the issue was resolved as of 8:08 p.m. PST on Wednesday. However customers had been nonetheless reporting points on Thursday, particularly between roughly 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., when Downdetector acquired tens of 1000’s of stories with an nearly even mixture of web site and app connection points.
“An replace we made brought on some instability. We reverted and are seeing Reddit ramp again up,” a Reddit spokesperson told TechCrunch.
Naturally, folks flocked to X to see what was improper with Reddit.
Sure. We’re engaged on it. https://t.co/8MZVlusmD7
— Reddit, Inc. (@Reddit) November 20, 2024
Reddit down once more ! pic.twitter.com/sJtBJLPSJO
— It is showtime ! (@gin_mv) November 21, 2024
*involves twitter to see if reddit is down or if it is simply my telephone*
— ww, esq. (@whitneyyjanae) November 21, 2024
Me checking Twitter to see if Reddit is down pic.twitter.com/AI882ihWBn
— kwl (@lauwk94) November 21, 2024
This story is ongoing.
