Reddit is down, and the company is investigating

If you’re having trouble viewing Reddit, you’re not alone. Downdetector shows a spike in outages and problems at the site. Reddit acknowledged the issue on Wednesday, posting that it has “identified the cause of the issue and [is] working to address it.”
If you try to visit Reddit now, you’ll likely see a message reading, “Server error: We have encountered an error. Please try again later.” The company’s system status page shows a “partial outage” for the desktop web, mobile web and mobile apps.
Meanwhile, Downdetector’s status page (above) shows a sharp upward trend in problems starting at around 11:20 AM ET.
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