Social media platform X faces outage with over 47,405 reports: Downdetector
Media Platform X, previously known as Twitter is currently grappling with a widespread outage, as confirmed by Downdetector, a leading source for tracking online service disruptions. The platform has encountered a staggering surge of 47,405 outage reports, signifying a significant disruption in user access and functionality.
Downdetector, recognized for monitoring online service outages, has identified a notable spike in reports linked to Social Media Platform X.
Complaints pouring in from users across various regions shed light on the extensive nature of this outage, underlining its profound impact on the platform's services.
As of now, the precise cause behind this disruption remains undisclosed, leaving users and experts alike in anticipation of further details.
Reports emerged early on Thursday, detailing the global outage experienced by Social Media Platform X and its counterpart, X Pro, as recorded by Downdetector.com.
Users navigating through X, previously identified as Twitter, faced an inability to access posts on the social media platform, encountering a message welcoming them to X. Meanwhile, users on X Pro, previously recognized as TweetDeck, encountered loading issues, greeted with a message indicating the platform was «Waiting for posts.»
Downdetector's data highlights that over 47,000 users in the United States alone encountered difficulties accessing both X and X Pro, indicating the widespread impact of this outage.
Downdetector's methodology involves collating status reports from diverse sources, including users, to track and analyze outages across various online services.
