“I thought something happened to my account lol as I could see people’s posts but then when I clicked on the posts it says nothing to show here yet,”
The outage, which began at approximately 3:25 AM EDT, prompted over 19,000 reports to Downdetector, with users experiencing issues primarily with the X app and their timelines. By 7:15 AM, the number of reported issues had surged to around 10,000, indicating the scale of the disruption.
Reports indicated that the outage was not limited to a specific region but affected users globally, with a particularly high concentration of complaints from the United States, where approximately 31,600 reports were logged. Notably, 41% of users reported being unable to access the X app, while 6% faced issues with the website itself.
Many users took to alternative platforms to express their frustrations. One user quipped, “Here we go again!” while another remarked, “Twitter is down again for like the fifth time this month or something. I guess this is what happens when you fire all of your engineers.”
The outage follows a history of similar incidents for X, including a major disruption in March 2025 that garnered over 1.6 million reports. This pattern has raised concerns among users about the platform’s reliability.
As the hours passed, many users reported ongoing issues, with one stating, “Have not been able to upload any graphics for about an hour. Cannot access ‘unsent posts’ or scheduled posts. It does not matter if it is a JPEG or a GIF.”
Despite the widespread nature of the outage, details regarding the cause remain unconfirmed. No official statement has been released by the company, and users are left in the dark about when services might be restored.
The situation continues to develop, with many users anxiously awaiting updates from X regarding the resolution of these issues. As frustrations mount, the question remains: Is X down for good this time, or will it recover as it has in the past?
As users navigate this latest disruption, the reliability of the platform is under scrutiny, and many are left wondering about the future of their social media experience.