Reddit status: access issues and outage reports
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: website down, errors and sign in.
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Problems in the last 24 hours
The graph below depicts the number of Reddit reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
May 16: Problems at Reddit
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Reddit users through our website.
- Website Down (64%)
- Errors (25%)
- Sign in (11%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Reddit outage reports came from the following cities:
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Reddit Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Traumatized Ghoul (@GhoulStuffs) reportedI am convinced that the only way to circumvent bans is to have your own website. If your main traffic goes there, then even if your IG, Reddit, or other socials go down. Then, at least your audience stays connected via your site and newsletter. If you are IP-banned, VPN-blocked, and fingerprinted by network security, you can just buy a phone, get new WiFi, and return to other social medias later. So yes, for personal branding, you need a website. A good hosting provider that's offshore, not prone to DMCA takedown notices, and provides access to C-panel is a nice bet. If you have any good budget recommendations, DM me.
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Mr. Peebs (@sirpeebs) reported@Reddit_Retards I don’t even think this is a real person. At thisnoooint Reddit is such a psyop it’s just used in different ways to tear America down
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#832 Dubwool (@Overworkedfluff) reported@AbilfloridaArts 🐏Which server if you dont mind me asking. I cant check until morning and reddit doesnt help with accurate info.
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SoapFish (@soapfish222) reportedCan everyone stop asking chatgpt advice for their problems and can we all start using reddit again?! I guarantee reddit will also tell you some useless stupid **** and its not even using fresh water or teaching robots how to do our jobs!!
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chodsmeller (@chodsmelle96265) reported@WatcherGuru problem is X bans literally everyone, its worse than reddit
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Donnie Azoff (@_donazoff) reported$RDDT has 500 million monthly users and is one of the highest quality traffic sources out there. The Reddit users aren't scrolling for entertainment. they're searching for answers to specific problems. “someone in r/personalfinance isn't killing time, they're trying to fix something. someone in r/entrepreneur isn't looking for motivation content, they're looking for a solution they haven't found yet.” Your AI chats are not possible without $RDDT
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Lightning_Shade (@LightningShade0) reportedThis claims the button poll was posted on April 2023 on Reddit. lisatomic5 posted it in August 2023, so it's *not* the origin. Dang. Idea of "sawtooth problem" is interesting, and props on catching the threshold being the worst, though I'm a bit lost with the parameters later.
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Mustafa Yusuf (@Mustafaxyusuf) reportedEvery AEO tool right now is a glorified monitoring dashboard. They scan. They report. They hand you a 40-item to-do list. Then they leave. The founder still has to write the content, patch the schema, draft the Reddit comment, figure out what actually moves citations. That's not a tool. That's a problem report. The next wave of AEO won't be monitoring. It'll be the action layer: - A scan that figures out your current positioning - Gives you the exact citation gap - Draft the actual content meant for AI to read (content page, schema patch, Reddit post/comment) - Queue it for the operator to ship A report is a problem with extra steps. Crafted content DFY is the answer.
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YoungFLDude (@YoungFLDude) reported@KayWaySay @BreatheLesss Problem is, it isn’t true. You’re just parroting tired caricatures and stereotypes that exist only in your head and on Reddit.
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DineAsur 🦕💨🦖 (@DineAsur) reportedif u want to give refund than give in My bank which u already forced to pay unknowingly or what even I don't know, what uber did here @UberIN_Support Searched Reddit And found out there are others too who faced the same issue.
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MARLIN ‼️ (@chocymarmar) reported@JoeHallenbeck17 @UpdatingOnRome Reddit down vote
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aintnobody⁷ (@aintnobodykm) reportedPpl be dragging HW back and forth, “exposing” his gf on Reddit and uploading her old pics to bring her and HW down. Also saying all the nastiest **** about her. Now there’s mysterious acc that allegedly co-belongs to him. Never happened before, but here we are again, right?
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yves (@yvestatus) reportedhaving to read reddit posts from like 10 years ago for my problems cuz everyone's current day solution is ai
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amoral mistake (@aMoral_Mistake) reportedYou know what, the boymoder mousura is actually endearing, despite being cringe. The only issue is that she is both reddit AND tttt which is the most unbelievable thing about her.
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kd (@Abdul1ahhh) reportedReddit OWNS 40% of every AI answer. Wikipedia: 26%. YouTube: 23%. Nothing else cracks 5%. Here's how ↓ 800 million people now ask ChatGPT instead of typing a search. Most marketers are still optimizing for Google. Backlinks. Keywords. Domain authority. You're not losing the SEO race. You're running the wrong track. So I started studying where AI actually pulls answers from. Every single trail led back to Reddit. The play ↓ Pick subreddits where your buyers already live, not where you wish they did. Seed threads with real questions, not disguised pitches. LLMs read the comments, not the post title. Answer deeply on threads that already rank. One quality comment outperforms a brand new post. Optimize for "summarizable" language. Short claims. Concrete numbers. Repeatable framings. Track which threads get cited. Double down where you're already winning. What cracking this looks like ↓ → your brand cited inside AI answers, not buried on page 5 → traffic from buyers researching, not browsers scrolling → one ranking thread that keeps paying out for months → visibility that compounds without ad spend → a moat backlinks can't replicate They're optimizing for clicks. You're optimizing for citations. This is where SEO is going. comment "REDDIT" and I'll send you the full Reddit GEO playbook. P.S. Repost to get it early.
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Laddergoat (@ladderGoat_) reported@Reddit Dear Reddit Team I like your Ad campaign management interface, BUT it’s basically unusable on a mobile phone. Any plans to fix that?
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Mercurious VA (@MercuriousVA) reported@PhasmidASMR I joined a project advertised on reddit and got on discord. Made great friends! Then I got convinced by a fan to make a discord server... Or let him make it for me actually. Lovely people in there! 💖
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obi # jimim (@7nooze) reported@vminzcore No u can't fix **** on reddit @Reddit how do I block btssnub
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匚卄卂丂乇 🫧 (@chase10796) reported@Wehavecomefor @Dreamworks why is glitch productions actually one of the most reddit companies of all time
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tobuk 토북⁷⁷¹⁵ | imperfect i'mperfect 💫 ♡⁵ ♡⁷ (@ucastlewonz) reported@m6rwaa web app too. on web app i can see an issue about spam and yet this is the first time it's happened to me ever and i don't even post or retweet that much : ( and on Reddit people are saying buying premium fixes it and I LITERALLY CAN'T DO THAT it got my friend bug yesterday but
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kyle (reddit AI agents) (@sellingshovels) reportedmy hermes actually did the dumbest thing overnight I thought it was fine I warmed up like 20 reddit accounts then he took it upon himself to login the accounts and now theyre all shadowbanned idk what bro did im adding a lock make sure the accounts cant be interacted with if managed by agent
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Adefisan Godson | Godsonic Agency (@GodsonicAgency) reported@capjmk @TTrimoreau The biggest mistake most brands make is approaching Reddit/discussion platforms like normal advertising channels. The way I usually handle it is more discussion-first. I identify communities where your target users are already actively talking about the problems your product solves, then use warmed/trusted accounts to join those conversations naturally instead of forcing promotion. I also create discussion-style threads designed to spark engagement around the topic itself, which tends to generate much better visibility and trust than direct advertising. That way the product becomes part of the conversation organically instead of looking like a random promo drop.
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ristedaar (@ristedaar_) reported@JioCare @reliancejio My AirFiber is in a "Partial Service" state. YouTube/WhatsApp work, but Outlook, Reddit & others show "No Internet." Restarted router already— Please FIX ASAP. as your jio app has no use. I NEED HUMAN TO FIX THIS. #JioAirFiber #JioCare
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pokerbotAI.com (@Poker_Bot_AI) reportedI've gone down every rabbit hole. Poker bot Reddit debates, solver sims, hand history review stacks, Discord strategy channels. I was building a machine. Then Table 4. Some sixty-something guy, playing maybe 14% of hands. No tracker on his phone. No range explorer. Just patient. He printed money for six hours. I caught myself taking notes on HIM. Not on solver output. On the guy who hadn't updated his playbook since the Moneymaker era. I'm not saying the tools are useless. I'm saying: he had something I'd trained out of myself. He watched people. I watched charts.
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Poor_Vida 💣💥 (@johnny_glue) reported@ayeejuju Not to mention this was on Reddit. So you know all the "advice" she got was that the problem wasnt what SHE did. But, how HE reacted to it. Basically how its HIS fault for not respecting her need to blow off steam, and his behavior is that of a typical narcissistic male.
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Skip The Guru (@SkipTheGuru) reportedNow ask Claude: "Where do people who struggle with [problem] hang out online?" Reddit. Facebook groups. YouTube comments. Etsy reviews. X threads. Go there. Read 50 real complaints. Don't sell anything. You're doing market research that costs consultants $5k. You're doing it in 20 minutes.
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Phoebe Bridgers tickle monster (@rabiesgenius) reportedPosting on Phoebe Reddit to stop stalking Phoebe. Immediately taken down . Phoebe Reddit is for the freaks
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Rhettorical (@RascalRhett1) reported@AntiFeminismAU i see we're only doing the most rigorous kind of research for this, a reddit post. Gee I wonder if there are any problems or biases with getting all your information about the job market from reddit posts?
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Fatalist (@FatalistB) reportedSo a man posted on reddit that his wife is having an with his neighbor. People advised him to leave her, she was terrible to him and a horrible person to be around the kids The man filed for a divorce and in a shocking turn of events, the woman killed their children so he won't have custody of them.
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Skill issue? Maybe, I upgraded all the wrong things in my camera and didn’t have time to roll back my saves to redo it but hey reddit came to rescue (◞ ⸝⸝ ◟ )