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The Independent
24-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Why are thousands of users struggling to get onto X?
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced an outage on Saturday, with users reporting issues accessing the site. Downdetector indicated that thousands of users had trouble accessing X webpages, the app, and the login page, with issues starting shortly after 1pm. confirmed international outages on X, noting the incident was related to internet disruptions or filtering. This outage occurred two days after a previous outage on Thursday evening, during which users were unable to load new posts and received an error message. X's user growth has stagnated since Elon Musk's acquisition, with active users declining after the US election day, and several figures and news outlets ceasing activity on the platform.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
X down: Twitter not working as thousands of users report issues
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is currently suffering with a mass outage as users report issues with the site. According to Downdetector, thousands of users are struggling to access certain X webpages, as well as having issues with the app and login page. The site, which tracks user experiences and outages across different websites, showed that the issue began shortly after 1pm. By 1.45pm, they had received 11,866 reports from people experiencing difficulties with Elon Musk's platform. Internet observatory confirmed X is currently experiencing international outages, adding that the incident is not related to internet disruptions or filtering in a specific country. It comes two days after X experienced an outage on Thursday evening which saw people unable to use the app for several hours. When trying to load new posts, formerly known as tweets, users receive an error message stating: "Something went wrong. Try reloading." Tesla and Starlink owner Mr Must, who is the world's richest person with a net worth of $381bn ( £310bn), purchased the social media site in 2022 for $44billion (£32.5billion). Within months he carried out major changes at the Silicon Valley company, renaming it to X and laying off around 80 per cent of its staff. The controversial tech mogul, who donated millions to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, also reinstated of tens of thousands of accounts that had been suspended for violating Twitter's Terms of Service, From a peak of 368 million active users that year, X's growth has stood virtually still. It saw 162 million active daily users on US election day – which was the yearly high according to market intelligence site Sensor Tower. The day after the election, active users had fallen by another 5 million. The Guardian newspaper announced its decision to stop posting on Mr Musk's site on 13 November, followed by author Stephen King and TV journalist Don Lemon. More follows on this breaking news story Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
X restricted in Tanzania after police targeted by hackers
Access to the social media platform X has been restricted in Tanzania after some official accounts of government and private institutions were targeted by hackers. On Tuesday, the official police account was compromised, with sexually explicit material and false information that the president had died being posted. The police dissociated itself from the information and said an investigation was under way to identify those responsible. Hours later data from the internet monitoring organisation Netblocks showed that X was "unreachable on major internet providers" across the country. Users in Dar es Salaam, the country's biggest city, could still not access the site on Wednesday although some people in other regions indicated they were able to log on. Information Minister Jerry Silaa acknowledged the hacking and assured MPs in parliament that the affected government social media accounts had since been secured. Earlier, government spokesman Gerson Msigwa warned the people responsible that immediate action was being taken. The problems with accessing X come amid the continued uproar over the deportation of prominent Kenyans - a move that prevented them from attending the court case of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who is accused of treason. On Monday, the president warned activists from its northern neighbour that she would not allow them to "meddle" in her country's affairs and cause "chaos". She spoke after Kenya's former Justice Minister Martha Karua along with some others, who had all travelled to attend Lissu's court case, were deported. Another Kenyan activist, Boniface Mwangi, and Ugandan Agather Atuhaire were arrested in Dar es Salaam by suspected military officers on Monday and their whereabouts remain unknown. Why Samia's hesitant reforms are fuelling Tanzanian political anger 'Manhandled and choked' - Tanzanian activist recounts abduction The Tanzanians searching for their grandfathers' skulls in Germany Go to for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Africa Daily Focus on Africa
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
X restricted in Tanzania after police targeted by hackers
Access to the social media platform X has been restricted in Tanzania after some official accounts of government and private institutions were targeted by hackers. On Tuesday, the official police account was compromised, with sexually explicit material and false information that the president had died being posted. The police dissociated itself from the information and said an investigation was under way to identify those responsible. Hours later data from the internet monitoring organisation Netblocks showed that X was "unreachable on major internet providers" across the country. Users in Dar es Salaam, the country's biggest city, could still not access the site on Wednesday although some people in other regions indicated they were able to log on. Information Minister Jerry Silaa acknowledged the hacking and assured MPs in parliament that the affected government social media accounts had since been secured. Earlier, government spokesman Gerson Msigwa warned the people responsible that immediate action was being taken. The problems with accessing X come amid the continued uproar over the deportation of prominent Kenyans - a move that prevented them from attending the court case of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who is accused of treason. On Monday, the president warned activists from its northern neighbour that she would not allow them to "meddle" in her country's affairs and cause "chaos". She spoke after Kenya's former Justice Minister Martha Karua along with some others, who had all travelled to attend Lissu's court case, were deported. Another Kenyan activist, Boniface Mwangi, and Ugandan Agather Atuhaire were arrested in Dar es Salaam by suspected military officers on Monday and their whereabouts remain unknown. Why Samia's hesitant reforms are fuelling Tanzanian political anger 'Manhandled and choked' - Tanzanian activist recounts abduction The Tanzanians searching for their grandfathers' skulls in Germany Go to for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Africa Daily Focus on Africa
The Guardian
19-03-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination
Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, state-run media reported, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported that prosecutors also issued warrants for 100 other people. Authorities closed several roads around Istanbul and banned demonstrations in the city for four days in an apparent effort to prevent protests following the arrest. Imamoğlu posted a video on Wednesday morning apparently reacting to the move, with the caption 'A blow to the will of the nation'. Imamoğlu, 53, 'was detained and is now at police headquarters' a press aide told Agence France-Presse. The aide did not have permission to speak to the media so asked not to be named. At the same time, Netblocks internet observatory said Turkey had restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is scheduled to hold a primary election on 23 March, at which Imamoğlu was expected to be chosen as its presidential candidate. The next presidential vote is scheduled for 2028, but early elections are likely. The arrest followed a search of Imamoğlu's home on Tuesday, which came a day after a university invalidated his diploma, in effect disqualifying the popular opposition figure from running in the next presidential race. Having a university degree is a prerequisite for running in elections under Turkish law. Istanbul University nullified Imamoğlu's diploma, citing alleged irregularities in his 1990 transfer from a private university in northern Cyprus to its faculty of business administration. He called the university's decision 'illegal', insisting it does not have the authority to cancel the diploma. The university's move has been widely perceived as politically motivated. 'The days when those who made this decision will be held accountable before history and justice are near. The march of our people, who are thirsty for justice, law, and democracy, cannot be stopped,' he wrote on X. He later also suggested the decision was made under pressure from Erdoğan's government and raised concerns about the judiciary's independence. He said that he planned to challenge the decision. 'What will I do next? I will keep running like a lion. There's no stepping back, I'll run even harder,' Imamoğlu said. Wolfango Piccoli, of the Teneo political risk advisory firm, said the diploma's annulment indicates that Erdoğan recognises he cannot secure an election victory. 'The decision to revoke Imamoğlu's diploma goes beyond merely undermining a fair electoral race by removing the strongest opponent,' Piccoli wrote in an emailed note. 'It reflects the boldness and power to dictate what is real and what is not by controlling the state apparatus.' Imamoğlu has faced a series of legal challenges. In 2022, he was convicted of insulting members of Turkey's Supreme Electoral Council in a case that could result in a political ban. He is appealing against his conviction. He faces multiple other lawsuits, including allegations of trying to influence a judicial expert investigating opposition-led municipalities. The cases could result in prison sentences and a political ban. He was elected mayor of Turkey's largest city in March 2019 in a historic blow to Erdoğan and the president's Justice and Development party, which had controlled Istanbul for a quarter-century. The party pushed to void the municipal election results in the city of 16 million, alleging irregularities. The challenge resulted in a repeat of the election a few months later, which Imamoğlu also won. The mayor retained his seat following local elections last year, during which his party made significant gains against Erdoğan's governing party.
