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XOutage Disrupts Messaging and Feeds for Thousands of Users

The incident underscores ongoing infrastructure weaknesses that have fueled repeated major disruptions since Musk’s takeover.

Overview

  • Downdetector data showed nearly 16,000 reported issues at around 9:52 a.m. ET, with 53% of complaints from app users and 41% from the website.
  • Users were unable to load new posts or send direct messages, while 6% encountered server connection errors.
  • By 10:15 a.m. ET, reported problems had fallen to roughly 900, marking a swift partial recovery.
  • X has not publicly addressed the outage or offered an explanation for its cause.
  • This outage is the latest in a series of high-profile service interruptions that have raised questions about the platform’s operational resilience.