- Elon Musk’s X was hit by a global outage on Tuesday
- Users mentioned issues with the app, website, feed, and posting
Elon Musk’s X was offline for more than an hour on Tuesday, impacting users around the world who reported issues with the app and website.
DownDetector, which monitors online outages, showed issues appearing around 9:45 a.m. ET, but the platform came back online around 11 a.m. ET.
Many users reported that their feed was not loading properly, posts were not being shared, or they were seeing a blank page.
Some users did have access to X and shared messages about the outage.
“Can you imagine the stress Elon is under today? Tesla’s future is at stake, about to call a margin, the payment package could be rejected and now X is no longer available,” said an X user.
It is not yet known what caused the outage and how many were affected.
Elon Musk’s X was offline for more than an hour on Tuesday, impacting users around the world who reported issues with the app and website
Some people who had access to X shared posts about the glitch and Elon Musk
DownDetector’s outage map showed major US cities experiencing problems, including Los Angeles, Phoenix and New York City.
About 77 percent of problem reports cited the website, 16 percent of users reported that the app is glitchy, and just under seven percent noted that their server connection has been lost.
More than 6,000 users reported issues with X to DownDetector at the height of the outage.
One X user shared on the platform that he could post via the app, but not via the website.
Another shared a screenshot showing their messages not loading.
Issues appeared around 9:45 a.m. ET, affecting the US, Britain, and parts of Europe and Asia, among other regions of the world
One X user shared on the platform that he could post via the app, but not via the website. Another shared a screenshot showing their messages not loading
Musk’s
X’s CEO last week teased a possible change to the platform, which would see all new users pay a “small fee” to respond to posts.
In response to an account that posted about the possible changes, the Tesla and SpaceX boss said charging new users to post, like and comment is the “only way” to prevent fake or bot accounts on to stop the platform.
The news has not gone down well with many users, with one warning that such a change would “drive millions of people away from the platform.”