Elon Musk's X Faces Widespread Disruptions, Affecting Users Globally

Anusuya Lahiri

April 29, 2024

Elon Musk-led social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was down for some users globally on Monday.

Several users reported issues with the web and app.

According to the global version of Downdetector, which tracks outage for websites and app, several users reported outages by 3:50â€¯am Monday, Eastern Time (ET).

Close to 53% of users faced issues related to the X app, 32% with the website, and 15% related to the server connection.

Musk rebranded Twitter as X to advocate free speech and content accuracy.

Users said they faced “something went wrong. Try reloading” error message on the app and web. This is the second outage in one week.

X has not acknowledged the issue yet.

Also Read: Elon Musk Mocks Meta After Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp Outage: ‘Distracted Selling Their User’s Data’

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