On Thursday, the social media site X, which was once known as Twitter, had disruptions all across the world for a little more than an hour. The website Downdetector.com, which monitors outages by compiling status reports, indicated that more than 47,000 users in the United States experienced difficulties gaining access to X and X Pro.
Additionally, there were users in the United Kingdom and Asia who were unable to access posts on the website that contained a notice that said “Welcome to Site X!” It has been requested that X, which is owned by Elon Musk, provide a comment. Last year, Mr. Musk paid $44 billion (£35 billion) to acquire Twitter.
Within a few minutes of the reports of the outages becoming public, the hashtag #TwitterDown began to trend on online platforms. However, the downtime was very temporary, and customers were able to regain access to the platform after a little more than an hour had passed.
Since Mr. Musk purchased the site, it has been experiencing a decline in the amount of revenue it receives from advertisements. Additionally, he has been accused of permitting antisemitic posts to be placed next to advertisements. The corporation has since filed a lawsuit against Media Matters for America, a lobbying group with a left-leaning ideology that was the source of the accusation.
During the previous month, Elon Musk expressed his disapproval of sponsors who quit X, stating that they would ruin the social networking platform. Additionally, the corporation has been accused of spreading disinformation, and the European Union has made a public announcement that it suspects X of violating its laws in a variety of areas, including the prevention of illegal content and the dissemination of malicious information.
