Microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) suddenly went down globally. Millions of users are unable to log in or load the feed. A sharp increase in outage reports was seen on Downdetector, but no statement has been issued by the company yet.
X Down: Microblogging platform Millions of users around the world are unable to log in to both the app and website and their feeds are not loading. Reports of “X Down” are emerging from different countries on social media, indicating that the problem is not limited to any one country.
Surge in outage reports on Downdetector
Outage tracking website Downdetector has seen a sudden spike in real-time user reports. The graph appears to be going up rapidly, which indicates that a large number of users have filed complaints of service interruption in a short period of time. From this it is clear that there has been a widespread technical problem on the platform.
Users are seeing blank screen and error message
Many users say that a blank screen is visible or error messages are coming on both the website and mobile app. Only the timeline of some users is not loading. It is clear from these reports that this problem is not limited to India only, but service has been affected at the global level.
Official statement has not come yet
Till now no official statement has been issued by X as to why the service was down and how much time will it take to get it fixed. During this year too, the platform has faced unplanned technical problems several times. However, the company usually does not make public the detailed reason behind these outages.
Impact on content creators and media
X, formerly known as Twitter, is a large communication platform for content creators, news channels, celebrities and common users. Due to such service breaks, not only does the discussion intensify, but there is also resentment among many users. As soon as any update or reason for the problem comes to light from the company, the situation will become more clear.