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Reddit Outage Disrupts Comments for Thousands in US and UK

Reddit says it is investigating elevated comment errors after Downdetector logged more than 20,000 reports in the United States.

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Overview

  • Downdetector recorded about 20,169 U.S. problem reports at the peak, with 79% tied to the mobile app.
  • The United Kingdom logged more than 2,500 reports around midnight local time, showing a similar mobile-heavy pattern.
  • Reddit’s official status account said it is investigating “elevated errors with comments” and is working on a fix.
  • Users widely reported that comment threads would not load, while smaller shares cited website and server connection issues.
  • Downdetector’s maps reflect concentrations of user-submitted reports and do not identify the root cause or a resolution timeline.