Reddit incident
Investigating elevated site errors and issues accessing media
Resolved after 3 hours 25 minutes, affecting Desktop Web and Mobile Web and 1 more, on May 18, 2026.
This issue is now resolved. We're seeing consistent loading across feeds, posts and search. Media should now be appearing as expected.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating May 18, 2026, 05:39 PM UTC
We are currently investigating this issue.
- identified May 18, 2026, 06:06 PM UTC
The issue has been identified and we are working on implementing a fix. While this is ongoing, you may encounter errors and general loading issues across feeds, posts, and search. Recently uploaded images and videos may not appear as expected.
- monitoring May 18, 2026, 07:44 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we're seeing recovery. We're continuing to monitor the situation!
- resolved May 18, 2026, 09:04 PM UTC
This issue is now resolved. We're seeing consistent loading across feeds, posts and search. Media should now be appearing as expected.
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