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Slack Outage Disrupts Messaging for Thousands in U.S.

Downdetector counted more than 15,000 outage reports within minutes of the disruption.

Overview

  • The disruption began around 1:15 p.m. EDT on Monday, according to crowdsourced outage tracking.
  • By roughly 1:30 p.m., Downdetector logged over 15,000 reports, with most citing server errors and connection issues.
  • Reports were concentrated in major U.S. metro areas including San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Boston, and New York City.
  • Users said they could not send or receive messages, with some describing the app as completely unresponsive and posting complaints on X.
  • As of the latest coverage, Slack had not issued a statement, and its public status page continued to show systems as operational.