The social media app recently stopped working for many users, bringing the activities of thousands of users to a standstill. These outages are especially causing a stir among the users of X (formerly known as Twitter) after Elon Musk bought the app and began transforming it from the inside out. Here’s everything you need to know about the recent X outage.
Is X (former Twitter) down?
The former bluebird app stopped working for thousands of users as they reported having trouble accessing their profiles from the website. According to the reports of Downdetector, the outage began on August 28, at 7:05 PM ET, when over 9000 users complained about having trouble viewing Tweets from their desktop and laptop.
https://twitter.com/murderdronesN__/status/1696306249938215148?t=nzPc-yvDKTJ37NgrpMONng&s=19
- The users saw the message ‘Something went wrong. Try reloading again.‘ They refreshed the website and checked their internet and WiFi connections, but the outage persisted for hours. This outage peaked at around 7:15 PM ET when over 14,000 users reported facing errors on the app.
- The troubles reported included not being able to connect to the website, having trouble loading the Tweets, and having trouble accessing the server. The majority of users faced these malfunctions on the website, while 17% reported facing troubles on the app and only 8% with the server.
- After hours of outage, X (or Twitter) is returning to normal working conditions with only 200 users still facing the malfunction. If you have any problems with Twitter, there may be a few things you can only do.
- Try accessing it with a different browser.
- Refresh the app or the browser you use.
- If Twitter X remains to be down, wait until the matters are resolved.
Why are X outages so often?
The time-to-time outages in the apps and sites that range from a few minutes to an hour are usual as the app goes through its maintenance. However, the frequent outages of Twitter that became especially prominent after the takeover have the users sighting in disappointed.
BREAKING: https://t.co/fHpNK1AaQ3 on web browser BROKEN.
Throws "Nothing to see here" error page.
||#XDown |#TwitterDown |#ElonMusk|| pic.twitter.com/dVDGFt585Z
— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) August 29, 2023
- According to Pingdom, these outages are due to the changes in Twitter’s APIs, configurational changes in its back-end system, and routine server updates. For the app to run smoothly, it must have a strong and reliable back-end system that can support its internal configuration changes and external integration changes.
Netizens react
The app users expressed feeling disappointed but not surprised by the recent outage. Following the takeover, Elon Musk has spearheaded many changes in the social media application. With the latest alterations that turned Twitter into X, there are even more changes expected to start rolling out over the next few months.
https://twitter.com/drjennings/status/1696307354562597021?t=jUXE0GHK0C6TauhkFnSCwQ&s=19
It's been acting up for a while. Must be the genius doing genius stuff … or not paying the bills
— Mike Watman (@MichaelWatman) August 29, 2023
https://twitter.com/Lyra61022320/status/1696305261806322132?t=DnJhzZrbgX0fowNdUDaLWA&s=19
- In a briefing about his ambitions for the X, Musk announced that he wishes to make it a one-stop for all needs. He aims to incorporate banking facilities to attract more small and big businesses while also incorporating facilities of video calling and more to help people, like a dating app.
- The users were already skeptical of the changes due to the considerable lack of monitoring recently. However, after the frequent outages, they are especially doubtful. If the app isn’t running smoothly, many users would prefer to try alternatives such as Meta Threads to keep up with the fast-paced society.
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