On Friday afternoon, Discord experienced a significant outage that left nearly 71,000 users unable to send messages or log into the platform. The issues began around 2:45 p.m. ET and were most prevalent in major cities like New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. Discord confirmed the outage on its status dashboard, stating that they were working to resolve the problems affecting availability, including difficulties in logging in and sending messages. The company first began investigating the errors in its API systems at 3:08 p.m. ET, shortly after the initial reports emerged. While engineers work on a solution, many users have taken to social media to share humorous takes on the situation, showcasing the community's resilience during technical difficulties.