Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=MGfFTEFEbaD Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Reddit faces major outage as users report widespread issues [gU4XbXTetpY] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT Reddit experienced significant connectivity issues on Wednesday, with nearly 50,000 users reporting problems to DownDetector. The platform acknowledged a "degraded service" affecting both its website and app, stating that it was investigating the matter. Users began facing difficulties around 3 p.m. ET, and by 5:30 p.m., many were still unable to access the site, which displayed a message indicating issues with its content delivery network. In a follow-up statement, Reddit confirmed that a bug from a recent update had caused the outage but assured users that a fix was being implemented. Meanwhile, Bluesky, a platform similar to X, also faced technical difficulties, with over 2,000 users reporting issues. Despite these setbacks, both platforms continue to grow, with Bluesky recently surpassing 20 million users. IdB63hIZSG0 tBA8wWTNIi3 CRQEplIO4w7 iA82Gq7OOBf uupTCztVkPI KCOwWrV3pAg
Reddit experienced significant connectivity issues on Wednesday, with nearly 50,000 users reporting problems to DownDetector. The platform acknowledged a "degraded service" affecting both its website and app, stating that it was investigating the matter. Users began facing difficulties around 3 p.m. ET, and by 5:30 p.m., many were still unable to access the site, which displayed a message indicating issues with its content delivery network. In a follow-up statement, Reddit confirmed that a bug from a recent update had caused the outage but assured users that a fix was being implemented. Meanwhile, Bluesky, a platform similar to X, also faced technical difficulties, with over 2,000 users reporting issues. Despite these setbacks, both platforms continue to grow, with Bluesky recently surpassing 20 million users. IdB63hIZSG0 tBA8wWTNIi3 CRQEplIO4w7 iA82Gq7OOBf uupTCztVkPI KCOwWrV3pAg