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Reddit is officially down [UPDATED]

By Anam Hamid

Updated: Nov 20, 2024, 4:47 PM

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Update from November 21, 2024:

Complaints over Reddit's instability are mounting again, hinting whatever progress the company made has been lost. Issues that I was facing when the outage started are back, and the complaints graph on Down Detector suggests most other users are in the same boat.

The original story from November 21, 2024 follows below:

If you think Reddit is acting up, you are not alone, as the social media platform seems to be experiencing issues. While the site isn't down per se, it is massively glitchy right now, making it difficult to sign in or access some posts.

Nearly 45,000 complaints have been lodged on the outage tracker Down Detector in just one hour. The outage seemingly started at around 3.26 AM Eastern Time.

When I was trying to sign in on the web, I got the following error:

"upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection failure"

Many other users were shown the same error when accessing the website. The problem also extends to the app, which says "We had some trouble getting to Reddit" whenever you open a post.

The Reddit app is also acting up. Image Credit - PhoneArena

Reddit has officially acknowledged the issue, with its status page saying that the company is experiencing "Degraded performance for reddit.com." The glitch affects nearly everything, from desktop and mobile websites to comment processing and spam processing.

Reddit is aware of the outage and is working on a fix. | Image Credit - Reddit

The company is working on the issue and with complaints steadily quieting down, it looks like it has a handle on the problem. Everything appears to be working fine for me now but that doesn't mean the problem has been fixed completely. Complaints have not entirely subsided, with many users on social media websites saying that they still can't access Reddit.

Reddit is not the only platform experiencing issues today. Social network BlueSky and payment app Venmo were also having problems, but they are largely back to functioning normally.

This is a developing story...

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Anam Hamid is a computer scientist turned tech journalist who has a keen interest in the tech world, with a particular focus on smartphones and tablets. She has previously written for Android Headlines and has also been a ghostwriter for several tech and car publications. Anam is not a tech hoarder and believes in using her gadgets for as long as possible. She is concerned about smartphone addiction and its impact on future generations, but she also appreciates the convenience that phones have brought into our lives. Anam is excited about technological advancements like folding screens and under-display sensors, and she often wonders about the future of technology. She values the overall experience of a device more than its individual specs and admires companies that deliver durable, high-quality products. In her free time, Anam enjoys reading, scrolling through Reddit and Instagram, and occasionally refreshing her programming skills through tutorials.

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