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Reddit down as thousands of users report error message and issue loading content on website
By Mary Connelly,
8 hours ago
REDDIT users have been left scrambling for answers following an apparent outage.
The popular social news website is down as of Wednesday, August 28.
Reddit users have complained about issues with the website Getty Images - Getty An X user shared a screenshot indicating Reddit is down X/HodlerZorg Down Detector shows how the Reddit outage spiked around 4 p.m. on Wednesday Down Detector
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.
PREVIOUS PROBLEMS
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.
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.”
Reddit has resolved the August 28 outage Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images - Getty The website has faced other issues in the past, which it has also resolved Photo Illustration by Jaque Silva/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images - Getty
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