Global Social Media Disruption: X (Twitter) Faces Major Outage Affecting Millions

By Ajjay Bhagyakar | Published by Griha Realty

Source: x.com

Source: x.com

In a fresh blow to the world’s popular social media platform, X (formerly Twitter) experienced yet another global outage, leaving millions of users in India and several countries unable to access the service for hours. The disruption, which surfaced late Friday evening, marked the second technical glitch in just a few days, fueling frustration across the platform’s vast user base. Global Social Media Disruption: X (Twitter) Faces Major Outage Affecting Millions.

What Happened?

According to outage trackers such as Downdetector, reports of service interruptions spiked sharply at around 8:00 PM IST, with more than 4,500 users reporting errors — including missing posts, loading failures, and login issues. Many users saw their feeds fail to refresh or encountered repeated login screens without new content loading.

This outage stretches beyond India, with reports coming in from the United States, United Kingdom, and other major markets, suggesting a widespread technical failure rather than a regional issue alone.

Company Response & Users’ Reactions

As of now, X has not issued an official explanation for the outage’s root cause. Users took to other platforms like Facebook and Instagram, where hashtags such as “#XDown” and “#TwitterDown” quickly began trending, underscoring the scale of the disruption.

This latest outage follows a period of reliability issues for X, which previously announced ambitious changes, including switching to the X.com domain as part of a broader rebranding and expansion plan under owner Elon Musk.

What This Means ( Global Social Media Disruption: X (Twitter) Faces Major Outage Affecting Millions )

For users and businesses that depend on X for communication, marketing, and news, these recurring outages raise questions about the platform’s stability and future reliability. With the company yet to clarify the causes or solutions, many are left waiting for a more stable experience.