- X is offline for users around the world who report glitchy features on the platform
- Issues appeared around 9am ET and are hitting the app and website
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The problems started around 9 a.m. ET and affected the US and other countries around the world.
Users report seeing message headers with no content, empty feeds, and being unable to leave comments.
It is not yet known what caused the outage and how many were affected.
The problems started around 9 a.m. ET and affected the US and other countries around the world. Users report seeing message headers with no content, empty feeds, and being unable to leave comments
DownDetector, a site that monitors online outages, shows that many problem reports came in on Thursday morning, with many users claiming that their messages were not loading on the platform.
About 49 percent of people reported problems with the app, 44 percent with the website and just under seven percent with the server connection.
Most users try to access X from New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta.
However, people in Britain, China, Brazil and other countries are also reporting problems.
Some X users noted that the outage occurred just minutes after the signing of the Online Safety Act in Britain.
This legislation requires social media companies to keep children safe online.
Social media platforms will be needed to prevent and quickly remove illegal content – such as terrorism and revenge pornography – and prevent children from seeing harmful material, such as bullying or self-harm, by enforcing age limits and using age verification measures.
The rules also require sites to give adults more control over what they see online, provide users with clear and accessible ways to report problems and be transparent about the dangers to children on their sites by publishing risk assessments.
Those who fail to comply face fines of up to $18 million or 10 percent of annual global turnover, potentially billions of pounds for the most prominent companies.
In the most extreme cases, technology bosses can even face jail time.