Is Reddit down? Users get 505 bad gateway error message and can't use site

Reddit is down for millions of users worldwide - with a server message telling users to "try again".

They tweeted: "Investigating: An issue with a Reddit backend has impacted many users on our site. We are looking into the cause."

Many worried people then replied asking when the site would be back up.

Reddit then added: "Identified: We have identified the issue, and are remediating it; http://reddit.com should be back shortly."