Social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, experienced a widespread service disruption on Tuesday that left thousands of users across the globe unable to access their accounts. The technical failure created significant problems for people attempting to connect to the popular microblogging service.
When and How the Outage Began
The service disruption began approximately at 5:20 PM Indian Standard Time (IST), according to multiple user reports and technical monitoring services. During this period, numerous users took to other social media platforms and downdetector websites to complain about their inability to access X.
Many affected users specifically reported problems with logging into their accounts, while others found the X website completely inaccessible on desktop browsers. The outage appeared to affect users across multiple regions simultaneously, indicating a potential problem with the platform's core infrastructure.
Context: X Under Elon Musk's Leadership
This service disruption occurs amid a series of challenges that have faced the platform since Elon Musk, the world's richest person, acquired Twitter for $44 billion in 2022. Following the acquisition, Musk implemented dramatic changes including cutting more than half of the company's workforce and rebranding the platform from Twitter to X.
The current outage adds to the legal and operational hurdles that have characterized Musk's tenure as owner of the social media giant. Technical issues of this scale raise questions about platform stability following the substantial reduction in staffing levels.
User Impact and Platform Response
Thousands of users reported being suddenly logged out of their accounts or unable to refresh their feeds during the outage period. The problem affected both the website and mobile applications, though some users reported varying degrees of access across different platforms.
As this was a developing story at the time of reporting, official communication from X regarding the cause or expected resolution time remained limited. Users continued to experience difficulties while the technical team worked to restore full service functionality across all regions affected by the outage.
