Slack is down

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Users can't send and receive messages on the platform due to some issues. Users on social media have complained about long load times, inability to view threads, and issues when trying to send a message to colleagues.

Some customer may be experiencing issues with loading Slack. We'll provide a status update once we have more information. We're sorry for the disruption. https://t.co/rd7foQMlhf

— Slack Status (@SlackStatus) February 22, 2022

Some customers may be experiencing issues with loading the platform, according to the Slack Status account. We apologize for the disruption.

The platform is not loading for some users, according to the status page. We are still working towards a full resolution, and there will be another update soon.

Some people say they are still able to connect and send messages despite the issue being widespread.

We’re investigating the issue where Slack is not loading for some users. We’re looking into the cause and will provide more information as soon as it’s available.

Feb 22, 9:25 AM EST

The good news is that the first major outage of the year will be in February. People were unable to connect to work on January 4th last year. Demand for the service is still high despite the fact that more workers are back in offices. We will update this post again when there is more information available or when The Verge team has figured out how to use threading in Discord.

Update February 22nd, 10:17AM: Added a new update.