Discord resolves outage, as Meta's platforms and YouTube also grapple with disruptions

Discord has successfully resolved the outage experienced earlier today, as confirmed by the company to TechCrunch. The disruption coincided with outages on Meta's Instagram, Facebook, and Threads platforms, as well as reported issues on YouTube, which is also working on a fix.

On Discord's status page, the company announced that the incident has been resolved and provided insights into the cause and ongoing monitoring efforts. They are reviewing the updated rate limiting that triggered initial session start issues, as well as evaluating scaling targets for internal services that impacted guild loading during the recovery process. Discord continues to monitor the recovery of multiple systems to ensure stability.

Reports of the issues began surfacing around 10:50 AM ET, according to third-party monitoring website DownDetector. Users encountered difficulties loading messages, and some were unable to access the service entirely.

The timing of these outages, occurring on Super Tuesday, amplifies their impact as people across several U.S. states participate in primary voting. The disruptions pose challenges for candidates relying on social media outreach to engage with voters and encourage participation in this crucial electoral event.

Discord has successfully resolved the outage experienced earlier today, as confirmed by the company to TechCrunch