X down: Thousands of users unable to access Elon Musk’s social media platform

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Elon Musk’s social media platform X is currently experiencing a major global outage, including in India.

Thousands of users are reporting issues accessing the platform across both mobile and web.

Some users reported specific issues with the platform.

X down: Thousands of users unable to access Elon Musk’s social media platform

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is currently experiencing a major global outage, including in India. Thousands of users are reporting issues accessing the platform across both mobile and web. On Downdetector, a website that tracks service disruptions, about 16,200 outage reports have been logged so far. Of these, 55 percent of users reported problems with the app, 40 percent with the website, and 5 percent with server connectivity.

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Typically, when platforms go offline, users rush to X to share their frustrations or seek real-time updates. However, with X itself down, many found themselves without their go-to space for live reactions. Interestingly, a few users still managed to post about the situation on X.

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One user expressed their frustration by posting, “Oh great, X servers are down again.” Another user asked, “Can you see this post? Is X down or something?” Meanwhile. a third post read, “Is X down?? Anyone else having problems??”

Some users reported specific issues with the platform. For example, one complained, “Is X down? I can’t edit my tweet, not getting an option to edit.” Another frustrated user wrote, “X Pro isn’t working, Grok isn’t working, I can hardly get regular X to show me posts from folks I’m following. What gives?” Questioning the platform’s reliability, a user posted, “We really need a decentralised alternative before it’s too late.”

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As of the time of writing, X has not issued any official statement acknowledging the outage, nor has it provided a timeline for when normal service will resume. For now, users can only wait for an official update or resolution from the company.

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Ayushi Jain

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