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    Reddit Down: Site Says Fix May Take ‘Some Time to Implement’

    Reddit was plagued by an hour-long glitch on Tuesday that left the popular chat site unavailable to many users – and the company didn’t have an ETA to access the solution site.

    In an update at 2:43 p.m. PT, Reddit’s status page said, “We’ve identified a fix that may take a while to implement, in the meantime get your bananas ready (or eat them!).”

    User reports of problems accessing Reddit’s website and apps rose as of midday Tuesday, topping more than 60,000 outage reports, according to monitoring website Downdetector. Reddit status page at 12:18 PM PT posted “Investigation – Reddit is currently offline. We are working to identify the issue” and later said the issue was caused by an “internal system issue.

    According to Reddit, there are over 100,000 active communities from around the world on the site, covering many topics and areas of interest.




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    Last month, Reddit revealed a “data security incident” in which a hacker used a “sophisticated phishing campaign” to gain access to certain internal documents and business information. The company said it was aware of the Feb. 5 phishing attack and that information accessible through the attack may include “limited Reddit code and limited contact information for a small number of company contacts and employees. ‘company (current and former), as well as limited advertiser information.’ According to Reddit, no high-risk data such as credit card details, company financial information, account passwords, campaign strategy, or performance was accessed.

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    In December 2021, Reddit secretly submitted a draft filing statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. The company was valued at over $10 billion.

    It was launched in 2005 and Reddit was acquired by Condé Nast the following year. In 2011, Condé Nast spun off the site, while Advance Publications, Condé Nast’s parent company, retained a minority stake.

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