Reddit experienced a widespread outage today, leaving users unable to access the popular internet forum for nearly an hour. The site displayed an error message instructing users to try again later. At 12:52 PM ET, Reddit provided an update on its status page, acknowledging a backend issue affecting many users. The platform assured users that they had identified the problem and were working to resolve it.

The disruption began around 12:45 PM ET, with Downdetector reporting a significant increase in outage reports at that time. This wasn’t the first issue Reddit faced today, as an earlier problem was resolved around noon ET. Fortunately, Reddit is now back online, allowing its community of users to resume their activities.

As of the latest update at 1:31 PM ET, Reddit has fully restored its services. The outage, though brief, served as a reminder of the platform’s importance to its dedicated users, who rely on it for a variety of discussions, interactions, and content sharing.