Is Reddit down? Outage reported by social media users
SAN FRANCISCO - Reddit appears to be back up and running after thousands of users reported issues accessing the social media platform on Wednesday.
At 7:35 p.m. ET Reddit said that a fix had been implemented.
"A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results," Reddit stated.
Error reports began to increase at around 3:00 p.m. ET on Downdetector, an internet monitoring service. There was a spike of more than 46,000 error reports for Reddit at 3:35 p.m. ET, according to Downdetector.
At 4:38 p.m. Reddit said it was looking into the issue.
At 1 p.m. there were still more than 21,000 users impacted.
Reddit responded to FOX Television Stations' request for comment citing that there was a "bug" in a recent update the company had made.
"A fix is in place, and we're ramping back up," a spokesperson for Reddit told FOX.
Reddit logo is displayed in the Apple App Store on an iPhone. (Credit: Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The majority of consumers (58%) indicated that accessing the website was the problem. Some users cited an issue with the app and posting.