Slack, the popular messaging platform for workplaces, appeared to be down for a number of users on Wednesday.
Numerous employees at Mashable, including this writer, weren’t able to access Slack on desktop, instead receiving a server error message.
Credit: Screenshot: Slack
The issue appeared to be pretty widespread. Slack’s own status website showed issues with messaging and connectivity, among other features. Down Detector showed a sharp spike in reports of problems with Slack, starting after 10:10 a.m. ET. (Full disclosure: Down Detector is owned by the same parent company as Mashable.)
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There were also lots of posts online about Slack being down.
It’s not clear when Slack will be back in working order.
This story is developing and will be updated…
