X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced a significant outage that left users unable to access the site or its app. Visitors reported seeing a blank screen rather than the usual content. Some encountered Cloudflare error pages, indicating a problem within X itself, rather than external technical issues.
X Halts Operations: Global Outage Details
The outage seemed to affect users worldwide, disrupting access through both the website and mobile applications. Tracking service Down Detector recorded an alarming spike in outage reports around 3 PM UK time, or 10 AM Eastern Time.
Key Facts
- Service Affected: X (formerly Twitter)
- Nature of Outage: Complete inaccessibility (blank screens reported)
- Error Pages: Cloudflare errors shown to some users
- Time of Incident: 3 PM UK time / 10 AM Eastern Time
- Geographic Impact: Worldwide
Interestingly, unlike many other social media platforms, X does not maintain a public status page for users to check on outages or technical issues. The only accessible status information is relevant to its developer platform, which misleadingly reported that “all systems are operational” during the incident.
Background of Recent Issues
This outage follows another significant technical fault within X earlier in the week. The site has been under increased scrutiny, particularly regarding content created by its chatbot, Grok, which has been criticized for producing violent and abusive imagery.
Since Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in 2022, concerns have persisted regarding the platform’s stability. Critics worried that massive staff reductions would hamper its smooth operation. Despite these fears, X has managed to remain online, albeit with notable intermittent technical difficulties.
