Social media platform Reddit experienced a significant outage this afternoon, leaving thousands of users unable to access its website and app. The issue, which began around 12:20 p.m. PT, resulted in a black screen with a "connection failure" error message for many users.

According to Downdetector.com, over 47,000 users reported problems during the outage, with many taking to other social media platforms to voice their complaints and share images of the error page. Reddit has since confirmed that it has fixed the issue and is monitoring the results, according to its status page.

The outage highlights the importance of reliability and uptime for social media platforms, which have become essential tools for communication and information sharing. TechCrunch has reached out to Reddit for further comment on the cause of the outage and measures being taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.