Reddit is down for tens of thousands of users experiencing ‘Upstream Connection Error’ messages and endless load times.
Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, shows that issues occurred on the platform around 3:00 PM ET, with users citing issues with the website and app.
The error message means that a connection could not be established to an upstream service, the path through which data flows from the user to the network.
The issue means users are unable to post or load contacts on Reddit.
The outage has affected Seattle, San Francisco, Tampa, New York City and Minneapolis, as well as other parts of the US.
This is a developing story… More updates to follow.
Reddit is offline for tens of thousands of users experiencing Upstream Connection Error messages
Reddit’s service status page shows “Degraded performance for reddit.com.”
The alert notes that the incident will impact “Desktop Web, Mobile Web, Native Mobile Apps, Comment Processing, and Spam Processing.”
“We are currently investigating this issue,” it said.