Reddit is down

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is currently experiencing a big outage affecting its websites and apps, according to the company’s status page. I’m consistently seeing an error message when trying to load Reddit on my Chrome browser. When I downloaded and opened the iOS app, it just shows a Reddit Snoo mascot with X’s for eyes. “Reddit is currently offline,” according to a message on the status page. “We’re working to identify the issue.” Investigating: Reddit is currently offline. We're working to identify the issue. https://t.co/xRMUQ3koaV— Reddit Status (@redditstatus) March 14, 2023 The problem appears to be widespread, with about 50,000 people reporting issues on Downdetector. Many Verge staffers are experiencing problems loading Reddit as well. It’s... Continue reading…