Global Outage Hits Elon Musk's X Platform, Disrupting Millions

The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, experienced a widespread outage lasting up to 45 minutes, affecting users across the US, UK, and India.

Thousands of users reported issues accessing X, with Downdetector logging over 21,000 reports in the US and 10,000 in the UK.
The outage affected both the app and website, with users unable to post, view content, or log in to their accounts.
The disruption peaked around 3:00 PM local time and lasted approximately 30 to 45 minutes before services began to resume for some users.
X Corp., owned by Elon Musk since 2022, has not issued a formal statement explaining the cause of the outage.
During the downtime, users turned to competitor platforms like Threads to discuss the outage, highlighting the platform's dependence among its audience.