“Twitter in Turmoil: Users Report Sudden Outage—Is the Platform Facing Its Biggest Crisis Yet?”
Isn’t it just classic? One minute you’re casually scrolling through your feed, catching up on your friend’s dinner, and the next, boom—X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is down! Talk about rug-pulled! This morning, reports surged like a caffeine-fueled meme as over 23,000 users in the U.S. alone took to DownDetector to declare their digital fate: “X is not working!” Meanwhile, across the pond in the UK, more than 10,800 voices echoed the same frustration. Now, we’ve all had that moment of angst when our favorite social media app throws a tantrum, and today appears to be X’s day to shine… or rather, not shine at all. A worldwide hiccup appears to have struck, leaving many desperate for their daily dose of scroll therapy. What happened? And more importantly, will Elon Musk himself weigh in, or is he too busy launching another cosmic venture? If you’re itching for more details on this unfolding saga, I’ve got you covered!LEARN MORE.
Social media app X, formerly known as Twitter, is reported to be down for thousands of users across the world.
At 10am this morning (10 March), more than 23,000 X users in the United States reported the app as not working according to DownDetector.
In the United Kingdom, more than 10,800 people did the same.
“Twitter stopped working,” one person wrote on social media at 10.16am.
Another said: “X experiencing service interruption worldwide.”
And a third posted: “Why is my freaking Twitter not working I want to say good morning!”
The issue seems to have been worldwide, with thousands in the likes of Brazil, Argentina, Spain, France, and Australia also reporting the issue to DownDetector.
Is Twitter down for you? (Chesnot/Getty Images)
Elon Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion, and other X officials have yet to comment on the incident.
Musk bought the app in 2022 in a hostile takeover of the company.
Since rebranding it as X, he says he is promoting a platform that prioritises free speech.
Sitting as chairman of the company, he has introduced his own AI chatbot on to the app called Grok.
Musk also got rid of what a ‘blue tick’ on the app meant, with accreditation now a paid-for service outside of the likes of politicians and government officials and departments.
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Topics: Twitter, Elon Musk, Technology, Phones, Social Media, Business
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