X experiences global outage, thousands of users affected
US social media platform X experienced outages Thursday, affecting thousands of users worldwide, according to outage tracker Downdetector. Starting at 0645GMT, more than 30,000 users reported problems, with half related to feed and timeline issues and 41% to the application itself.
US social media company X experienced outages on Thursday, affecting thousands of users worldwide, according to outage tracker Downdetector. Starting at 0645GMT, more than 30,000 users reported problems accessing the platform.
Issue breakdown
Some 50% of complaints were related to the feed and timeline, 41% to the application, and 6% to the website. Downdetector compiles data from user-submitted reports, meaning the actual number of affected users could be higher.
Service restoration
The platform appeared to be gradually restoring service for many users as the morning progressed. X has not yet issued an official statement on the cause of the outage.
Context
The outage comes as X, formerly known as Twitter, continues to operate under owner Elon Musk. The platform has experienced periodic technical issues since Musk's acquisition, though the company has worked to improve infrastructure stability.
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