itechnews·TechNewsbyirradiated [HN] Reddit crashed because of the growing subreddit blackouthttps://www.theverge.com/2023/6/12/23758002/reddit-crashing-api-protest-subreddit-private-going-darkOpen linkView original on radiation.party1Comments4
Drew Got No Clue lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesHow though? What is wrong with their backend for this to bring the whole site down? 😬1
IIwes replysh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyNot an expert, so I can only speculate, but maybe their scaling system doesn't handle scaling down well? Or maybe they log visitor requests to private subreddits and it overloaded... Or they are lying to try and make the strike look bad1
Drew Got No Clue replylemmy.worldYou would expect better from one of the most popular websites in the world...1
How though? What is wrong with their backend for this to bring the whole site down? 😬
Not an expert, so I can only speculate, but maybe their scaling system doesn't handle scaling down well? Or maybe they log visitor requests to private subreddits and it overloaded...
Or they are lying to try and make the strike look bad
You would expect better from one of the most popular websites in the world...