Elon Musk's X outage: Twitter down for thousands in US
X
(formerly Twitter) is currently experiencing a widespread outage for users across the US. According to the website performance tracker
Downdetector
.com, reports of the downtime began around 11:01 a.m.
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ET (8:30 pm IST), and the number of affected users has since grown into the thousands.
The issues appear to be impacting different aspects of the platform. Data from Downdetector indicates that 53% of users are having trouble accessing X on the mobile app, while 45% are facing problems with the web. A smaller number, 1%, have reported server connection issues.
There were more than 16,400 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform.
In India, the reports reached around 1,000.
The company has not yet released an official statement on the cause of the outage. In the meantime, users have taken to other social media platforms to report their difficulties, with many asking if others are experiencing similar issues.
X experienced outage twice in July
The social media platform experienced outrgae twice last month. On July 23, about 74% faced trouble accessing X on web, while 23% reported issues with the app.
On July 2, outage-tracking website Downdetector.com showed more than 15,400 users reporting issues with the platform.
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