Elon Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced a widespread outage on Saturday, leaving tens of thousands of users across the United States unable to access key features.
Outage tracker Downdetector logged over 25,000 reports by 8:39 a.m. EDT, with users flooding timelines and tech forums with error screenshots reading Something went wrong. Try reloading. The hashtag #TwitterDown dominated trending topics within minutes.
By 9:30 p.m. Beijing time (1:30 p.m. GMT), reports showed partial recovery: personal posts loaded, but public feeds remained inconsistent. Several media accounts noted posting delays before normal service resumed.
For the global community of digital natives and young professionals who rely on X for real-time updates on international news, politics, and culture, this outage highlighted the vulnerability of centralised platforms. Business leaders and tech enthusiasts are already discussing diversifying their social stacks to avoid future disruptions.
As X investigates the cause and fortifies its systems, users are reflecting on how to maintain connectivity in an era where a single glitch can send ripples through tech markets, media cycles, and social conversations worldwide.
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Musk's X down for tens of thousands of U.S. users, tracker shows
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