X briefly down for thousands of users globally, India among countries hit
Several users across the world reported technical errors in loading feed and accessing the site. The services resumed an hour after reports of the outage.
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) was briefly down for several users globally with thousands of users reporting disruptions in loading app and accessing feed.
X, the platform formerly Twitter, was down for thousands (AFP)
Several users reported technical errors in loading feed, failed search results and accessing the social media app. The internet users reported error messages while accessing the microblogging site reading, “Something went wrong, but don’t fret - it’s not your fault.”
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Another message read: “Something went wrong. Try reloading.”
Downdetector showed a spike with 3,357 outage reports in India as of 7:30 pm on Monday. The website tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.
The Elon Musk owned platform remained inaccessible for thousands of users globally with 42,261 outage reports in countries, including the United States and the UK.
The services resumed in the social media site an hour after the outage, Downdetector showed. There wasn't an immediate confirmation from X on the outage, nor was there any update on the reason behind it.
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The website showed that 53 per cent of the users reported glitches while using the X app, while 22 per cent of the people faced errors loading their feed, and another 16 per cent users faced trouble with the website.
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The website showed that 53 per cent of the users reported glitches while using the X app, while 22 per cent of the people faced errors loading their feed, and another 16 per cent users faced trouble with the website.
Rise in X disruptions?
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The latest disruptions come after several users in India and globally reported similar outages while accessing the microblogging site.
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