Image showing error messages on Reddit during outage.

Reddit Experiences Major Outage Affecting Users

Reddit Faces Outage: Users Experience Degraded Performance

Reddit is facing significant accessibility challenges, as users struggle with unreliable loading times on both web and mobile platforms. Reports indicate that Reddit is experiencing "degraded performance," which has triggered a wave of frustration among its community.

Nature of the Issues

Many users, including myself, have noticed that the site fails to load entirely, displaying a frustrating error message: "upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection failure." Meanwhile, those using the Reddit mobile app encounter a different error indicating: "We have encountered an error. Please try again later."

Troubleshooting Tips

  • Refreshing the page occasionally seems to bring temporary relief, allowing users access before the issues reoccur.
  • Checking Reddit's status page can provide updates on the situation and inform users of any ongoing investigations.

Timestamps and Community Response

The disruption reportedly began around 3:20 PM ET, with spikes in alerts on Down Detector correlating with user reports of issues.

Reddit's Response

As of now, The Verge has attempted to reach out to Reddit for more information regarding the timing of a resolution, but has not yet received a response.

Conclusion

This ongoing outage emphasizes the importance of reliable internet connectivity, not just for Reddit but for social media as a whole. Users are encouraged to stay updated through official Reddit channels.
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