{"id":52896,"date":"2025-03-27T15:43:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=52896"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:39:55","slug":"reddit-goes-down-x-hit-by-disruptions-cause-remains-unclear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/reddit-goes-down-x-hit-by-disruptions-cause-remains-unclear\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit goes down, X hit by disruptions; cause unclear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> <strong>Both platforms appear to have returned to normal functionality, as user complaints have dropped significantly since around 3:15 p.m. ET.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media platforms Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) experienced technical issues on Thursday afternoon, with problems beginning around 2:30 p.m. ET, according to outage monitoring site DownDetector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users across the U.S. reported being unable to access Reddit entirely, with both the website and mobile app appearing completely offline. 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