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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Musk's X Implodes After Trump Praised It as ‘Free Speech Platform'
X, the social media platform bought by Elon Musk, experienced major disruptions today, shortly after President Donald Trump praised is as a 'free speech platform.' 'That was the worst outage I've seen,' one user wrote on X. 'App basically just became posts from exactly 24 hours ago'. Other users reported seeing the homepage welcome screen as if they weren't logged in, while feeds and the ability to post messages disappeared for thousands of users. Starting at roughly 3:45 p.m. ET, reports of outages across X began flooding into the online status-checking website Downdetector. Tens of thousands of users turned to the site, just one of many similar platforms logging website crashes, with reports peaking at 4:15 p.m. as 25,000 complaints came in from across the globe. The X Developer Platform status page reported a 'site-wide outage' noting that 'Some X API endpoints may be affected.' As of 6:15 p.m. reports to Downdetector site had dropped off significantly, although hundreds of outage complaints were still coming in. X Developers had updated their status by this time to note that 'all systems are operational.' The brief outage comes on the heels of Musk's (sort of) departure from the White House, at least in an official capacity, following the fulfillment of his contract as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). During an almost hour-long joint press conference in the Oval Office, Trump lavished praise on Musk, describing his 'service to America' as 'without comparison in modern history.' 'He's already running one of the most innovative car companies in the world... and the most successful space company in, I guess, in history, you would have to say, the largest free speech platform on the internet, etcetera,' Trump said. Outages at X are not uncommon. In fact, this is the third outage in a little over a week. On Monday, the platform suffered a major disruption following a fire in a U.S. data center owned by X. The week prior, another major outage was attributed by Musk, without evidence, to a 'massive cyber attack.' Since Musk took over the platform in 2022, outages and disruptions have been on the rise. In 2023, The Guardian found such issues had been increasing since the buyout as Musk's new tech employees tinkered with the X API, a service allowing other programs to interact with the site. As the world's richest man departs the White House, one might expect he would have more time to ensure that the products and services provided by the many companies he owns and runs are functional. However, as Trump warned during the press conference, 'Elon's really not leaving.' A full explanation has not been given by X for the disruption. The Daily Beast has reached out to X for comment.
The Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Sun
Twitter down updates: Users battle to load X as tens of thousands report outage on Elon Musk's platform
FRUSTRATED users are struggling to load X as a major outage hits Elon Musk's social media platform, leaving tens of thousands unable to access their feeds. The issue appears to be widespread, with users across the US and beyond reporting problems with the app and website. 2 2 X, formerly known as Twitter, began experiencing issues around 9:20pm according to outage-tracking site DownDetector. The platform, which allows users to share short-form messages known as tweets, has been hit by more than 35,000 outage reports in the last 24 hours. One frustrated user wrote: 'Here we go again.' Another said: 'Having issues on PC.' A third added: 'Posts keep disappearing for no good reason now!' Problems were reported across different devices, including iPhones, Android phones, and desktop browsers, with users experiencing disappearing posts and connection errors. The cause of the outage is not yet known, and X has not yet issued a statement.
Forbes
a day ago
- Business
- Forbes
X Is Down Again — Days After Musk Called For ‘Major' Improvements
Social media platform X appeared down for many users Friday afternoon, as over 30,000 reports of outages were shared with signaling the latest of multiple disruptions the Elon Musk-owned site has experienced this month as Musk has vowed to add 'major operational improvements.' The outage occurred Friday afternoon. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images) A whopping 30,466 outage reports were made on DownDetector at 4:28 p.m. EDT. A majority of the reported problems concerned the X mobile app, while 37% of the issues were related to the platform's website. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Musk's X suffers outage again
Published: Updated: Elon Musk has suffered another blow as his $44 billion prized possession has crashed. His X platform, which he purchased for the eye-watering amount, is down for thousands of users across the US. Downdetector, a site the monitors online outages, shows the issues hit around 3:45pm ET with users citing problems with the app and website. An outage map shows New York City , Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago , Seattle and Los Angeles are experiencing glitches with X. Users are seeing blank newsfeeds when trying to search the platform and recent posts are not loading. The outage comes as Musk showed up to his Oval Office farewell with a black eye. The world's richest man claimed he received the injury from his five-year-old son X, saying they were 'horsing around and I told him to punch me in the face.' 'It turns out a five year old can punch, actually. I didn't really feel much at the time,' he said. While Downdetector's outage map showed major cities in the red, it appears the outage is widespread. Users have flocked to Downdetector to share their frustrations about X being down, with many saying they have no access in Oregon, California, Utah and Arizona. Musk, however, was in Washington DC bidding farewell to the White House. Trump thanked Musk for his work at the Department of Government Efficiency as his five-month stint in office came to an end, and added that Musk would be 'going back and forth' between the White House and private life. The billionaire was handed a large key by Trump before vowing that DOGE's work slashing the federal government's spending would not end with him leaving. He likened his work slashing government spending to a personal form of Buddhism, describing it as a 'way of life' that he hopes permeates throughout the government. Musk's role working for Trump was always intended to be a temporary stint, however his departure notably comes after he broke ranks with the White House and trashed its 'Big Beautiful Bill' earlier this week. He said he was 'disappointed' in the president for 'undermining' the work he did at DOGE, in a parting shot before saying he was returning to his multi-billion-dollar businesses '24/7.' Musk alluded to these complaints in his Friday meeting with Trump, saying his department became the 'DOGE boogeyman' and was unfairly blamed for controversies that weren't his fault. Many of the cuts made by DOGE have not been codified, but Trump said at the meeting on Friday he was 'totally committed to making the DOGE cuts permanent.' 'This is not the end of DOGE, this is really the beginning,' Musk added.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Another black eye for Elon Musk as his $44bn prized possession crashes
Elon Musk has suffered another blow as his $44 billion prized possession has crashed. His X platform, which he purchased for the eye-watering amount, is down for thousands of users across the US. Downdetector, a site the monitors online outages, shows the issues hit around 3:45pm ET with users citing problems with the app and website. An outage map shows New York City, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles are experiencing glitches with X. Users are seeing blank newsfeeds when trying to search the platform and recent posts are not loading. The outage comes as Musk showed up to his Oval Office farewell with a black eye. The world's richest man claimed he received the injury from his five-year-old son X, saying they were 'horsing around and I told him to punch me in the face.' 'It turns out a five year old can punch, actually. I didn't really feel much at the time,' he said. While Downdetector's outage map showed major cities in the red, it appears the outage is widespread. Users have flocked to Downdetector to share their frustrations about X being down, with many saying they have no access in Oregon, California, Utah and Arizona.
