Is Reddit down? AWS outages are mitigating, but the social media giant is still half-busted

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As an analyst, I saw a major internet disruption this Monday morning. It stemmed from issues with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and it brought down or significantly impacted a lot of popular online services. Things like Zoom, Slack, Fortnite, and even Palworld were either completely offline or experiencing problems. The root cause appeared to be server errors and outages originating from AWS’s East Coast infrastructure, which many of these apps rely on for hosting.

As a Reddit user, I was really frustrated today! The AWS Service Health page said things were starting to get better, but it kept flip-flopping between ‘degraded’ and ‘impacted’. And Reddit was *definitely* feeling the impact – the main page, lots of subreddits, and even just trying to load individual posts kept giving me a ‘too many requests’ error. It was super annoying!

Seeing the message “Your request has been rate limited” doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a problem with your account. It usually appears when Reddit’s servers are overloaded with requests, and this time, it’s likely due to problems with Amazon’s servers. Reddit’s official status page indicates they’re having infrastructure issues, even though their systems technically appear to be online – meaning the servers are running, but not functioning correctly.

We’re aware of a recent increase in errors and are actively investigating the cause. You can find more details here: https://t.co/6IyHu46clb. This was posted on October 20, 2025.

As a long-time fan, I don’t even need to explain how huge Reddit is! It’s basically *the* place online where people who share interests – from total beginners to real pros – come together. And that definitely includes us Windows fans! Subreddits like r/Windows are super active and full of helpful people.

We’ve created a comprehensive library of Windows 11 guides to help with any questions or issues you might encounter. But, Reddit is still a great place to see what most people think about Windows 11 and related topics.

Let’s be real – how often do you add “reddit” to a web search just to get a more personal, human perspective? I totally understand, because I do it too. With Reddit currently unavailable, it’s become obvious how much of the internet relies on AI – things like automatically created summaries and links that steer you away from real, original content. Reddit acknowledges the “high number of errors” and says they’re working to fix the problem.

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2025-10-20 13:39