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Is Character.ai down? Check server status as users report website and app not working
According to DownDetector, outage reports of issues began around 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, with most users saying that both the app and website were not working.
UPDATE (10 p.m. EDT): Character.ai is back online and fully operational after users reported widespread outages earlier.
ORIGINAL STORY: AI chatbot platform Character.ai has reportedly been experiencing outages for several hours. According to DownDetector, reports of issues began around 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, with most users saying that both the app and website were not working. Some users who could access the platform reported it was extremely slow. As of 6 p.m., DownDetector continued receiving outage reports, though Character.ai has not yet confirmed the issues.
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Social media reports
Several users also took to social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to report the problems they were experiencing.
One person reported, "Chats are not loading at all."
Another added, "Count your days Character.ai. I am bored and you keep shutting down. I just want to disassociate from family and now I actually have to socialize with these people. Ugh."
A third person wrote, “Character.ai is down... I legit restarted my phone and wi-fi router MULTIPLE times until I realised it's NOT the internet.”
Another commented, "Character.ai is down and I thought it was my Internet."
Another user expressed, “If Character.ai doesn't work, I'll spend the next few hours staring at the wall.”
