Is Reddit down? Users unable to access site during brief outage

Reddit appeared to be back online after a significant outage on Wednesday afternoon that left users unable to access the popular online forum.

User reports about issues with Reddit service surged around 4 pm ET, according to Down Detector , a website that tracks online outages.

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The site received more than 150,000 reports as users experienced issues with Reddit’s app, website and connection.

When attempting to access the site, users received the error message: “We have encountered an error. Please try again later.” The cause of the outage was not immediately clear, though Reddit acknowledged that it was experienced “degraded performance.”

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“A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results,” Reddit said in an update around 4:45 pm ET.

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Reddit did not immediately return a request for further comment. The company experienced a similar widespread outage last April.

The San Francisco, Calif.-based company operates one of the most popular social media apps in the world. Reddit had more than 267 million weekly active users as of April.

Reddit shares were nearly 5% in Wednesday trading and ticked slightly lower after the closing bell.

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