For the past couple of weeks, Reddit users have been struggling with a strange and perplexing issue – their comments and works were not loading correctly and it caused an uproar on the platform.
The issue seemed to affect only the mobile version of the site and it was occurring far too often for users’ comfort. Those affected by the issue found that their comments took a very long time to load and do not even appear at all. Many users complained that they were stuck in an endless feedback loop that made commenting impossible.
To make matters worse, Reddit had no quick fix for the issue. After days of struggling with the issue, the platform finally released an official statement acknowledging the problem and revealing that it was due to a misconfiguration on their side. The issue was quickly rectified and the loading times returned to normal.
The misconfiguration was not an isolated incident and the issue has been occurring sporadically over the past month. Reddit has been investigating the problem and new measures are reportedly being put in place to make sure that such issues don’t recur.
It’s a relief to know that Reddit has taken steps to make sure this problem doesn’t come back. We’re sure the users of Reddit will be thankful that their comments are now loading in a timely manner. We’re all just hoping that Reddit’s misconfiguration doesn’t happen again.