Is Reddit down? Outage reported by social media users

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SAN FRANCISCO – Thousands of Reddit members reported issues accessing the social media platform on Wednesday. 
Error reports began to increase at around 3:00 p.m. ET on Downdetector, an internet monitoring service. There was a spike of more than 46,000 error reports for Reddit at 3:35 p.m. ET, according to Downdetector.
At 4:38 p.m. Reddit said it was looking into the issue.
At 1 p.m. there were still more than 21,000 users impacted.
Reddit responded to FOX Television Stations’ request for comment citing that there was a “bug” in a recent update the company had made.
“A fix is in place, and we’re ramping back up,” a spokesperson for Reddit told FOX.
Reddit logo is displayed in the Apple App Store on an iPhone. (Credit: Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The majority of consumers (58%) indicated that accessing the website was the problem. Some users cited an issue with the app and posting.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates. 
The information for this story was gathered from a Reddit spokesperson, Downdetector.com and X. This story was reported from Los Angeles.