Users around the world faced significant problems accessing Elon Musk's social media platform X on Tuesday evening. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, experienced a widespread outage that prevented thousands from using its services.
Global Disruption Hits X Platform
Performance monitoring service Downdetector.com reported the outage began surfacing around 7:30 PM on Tuesday, January 13. User complaints quickly escalated, reaching their peak at approximately 8:15 PM. The disruption impacted users across multiple continents simultaneously.
User Reports Show Widespread Problems
Global incident reports on Downdetector exceeded 28,000 at the height of the disruption. Approximately 59% of affected users reported difficulties accessing the mobile application. Another 25% struggled with website access, while roughly 16% experienced complete server connection failures.
News agency Reuters confirmed the outage affected substantial numbers of users in several countries. More than 7,000 users in the United Kingdom reported problems. Canadian users filed over 2,700 complaints about service disruption.
Indian Users Experience Significant Impact
Indian users faced considerable disruption during the outage. At peak disruption time, approximately 2,200 reports originated from users within India. The Times of India's technology team conducted tests during the outage period.
Team members could access X through both mobile devices and the website. However, some video content failed to load properly on the web version of the platform. This partial accessibility created confusion among users about the extent of the problems.
Platform's History of Technical Difficulties
This latest outage continues a pattern of technical problems for the social media platform. Similar widespread disruptions occurred throughout the previous year. The platform faced significant outages in November and experienced problems in October related to Cloudflare services.
Additional technical difficulties prevented thousands from using the service during July and August. The recurring nature of these outages has raised questions about platform stability under its current ownership structure.
No Official Explanation Provided
As of reporting time, X has not issued any public statement regarding the cause of Tuesday's problems. The platform's official communication channels remained silent about the widespread access issues affecting users globally.
The lack of immediate explanation from company representatives left users speculating about potential causes. Some users reported seeing error messages suggesting server problems, while others simply could not load content or access their accounts.
This developing story continues to unfold as users await official communication from the platform about restoration of full service and explanation of what caused the disruption.
