Reddit down as thousands of users report error message and issue loading content on website

REDDIT users have been left scrambling for answers following an apparent outage.

The popular social news website is down as of Wednesday, August 28.

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Reddit issued a statement acknowledging it was investigating the outage.

Reddit updated its statement, adding, “The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.”

Minutes later, the company said it was “monitoring the results” of the “fix,” later adding that the “incident has been resolved.”

Users flocked to other social media platforms to commiserate over the site being down.

One person shared a screenshot on X with the message, “Community not found.”

The message continued, “There aren’t any communities on Reddit with that name. Double-check the community name or try searching for similar communities.”

Another person wrote on X, “Love how people check if Reddit is down via Twitter. And yes, it is down.”

“Of course, @Reddit is down again,” a third commented.

“No way Reddit is down,” another said.

The outage spiked around 4 pm on Wednesday, Down Detector reported.

Over 156,000 users reported an outage, per the outlet.

59% reported issues with the Reddit app , 28% with the website, and 13% with the server connection.

More than 73 million people use Reddit daily.

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This is not the first time Reddit has experienced an outage.

IT OUTAGE SCAMMERS – BEWARE!

Beware the scammers, warns Sean Keach , The Sun’s Head of Technology and Science.

This is going to cause a flurry of dangerous online scams.

Whenever major tech events happen like this, the criminals come crawling out of the woodwork to take advantage of innocent internet users.

You might find yourself receiving strange calls, texts, or emails, warning you about a hack and asking for info.

So be extremely cautious if you’re being asked for personal data, like your credit card info or phone number, to fix this IT outage.

You might also be told you need to download some security software urgently.

That’s another classic scam that lets crooks install dangerous malware on your machines.

Don’t fall for it: your computer should be totally fine, so you don’t need to take any action as a regular person.

This wasn’t a cyberattack – it’s just a bad computer update for businesses. Don’t listen to the scammers.

On April 25, 67,000 US Redditors reported issues with the site , according to Downdetector.

15,000 UK users also experienced problems.

When attempting to access the website, users got a message saying “Oops, something went wrong, please try again later.”

Redditors also reported receiving a 502 Bad Gateway error message.

The company resolved the issues about an hour and a half after they began.

Reddit wrote on X, “We are now confident all Reddit services are available and stable.”

“This incident has been resolved.”

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