Reddit ‘down’ as users report app not loading and 503 page as platform investigates ‘increased error rate’

REDDIT users are reporting that the app is not loading, saying they’re receiving the 503 page.

The site says it’s “currently investigating an increased error rate.”

GettyThousands of users have reported outages on Reddit[/caption]

At least 51,480 outages have been reported in the last hour, according to Downdetector.

Many frustrated users took to Twitter to see if others were experiencing a similar outage.

“So reddit is down rn right? It’s not just my janky a** McDonalds wifi internet?,” one Twitter user wrote.

“Checking here to confirm the worst – reddit is down!!,” someone else said.

“Reddit is down. Shocker,” another tweeted.

“Reddit is down and I’m not sure what to do with all this newfound free time,” tweeted another.

The app is still working to rectify the issue.

More to follow…

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