Reddit Downtime Affects Thousands of Users in the U.S.

Mexico City, Mexico – An outage affecting thousands of users of the social media platform Reddit in the United States has eased after a brief period of downtime on Monday.

According to Downdetector.com, a website that tracks outages, there were nearly 650 incidents of users reporting issues with Reddit by 5:40 p.m. ET. This was a significant drop from over 21,000 reports earlier in the day.

Downdetector gathers outage data by compiling status reports from various sources, indicating that the issue resonated with many users. However, Reddit did not immediately respond to requests for further comment on the situation.

The timing of the outage and its exact cause have not been disclosed. Users of the platform expressed frustration on other social media sites during the downtime, as they were unable to access content and communicate.

This disruption highlights the reliance many users have on social media for both connection and information. As of now, users appear to be regaining access gradually.