Reddit experienced a global outage today, affecting users worldwide, including those in the US and UK. Reports of issues with the Reddit website and app flooded DownDetector, showing a significant increase in problem reports earlier in the evening.
Social media users expressed frustration over the latest outage, with one individual exclaiming, “#Reddit is down again!” Reddit had previously encountered errors on January 18 related to creating and viewing posts with media content. The company acknowledged the issue and resolved it promptly.
Before this incident, Reddit users had faced difficulties posting images and signing up for accounts, but those problems were also addressed. Thousands of users reported issues with Reddit, with over 1,000 people indicating problems with the app on DownDetector since 9:27 pm.
The spike in reported problems extended globally, with users in various countries, including the UK and the US, sharing their Reddit-related troubles.
