X down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

Social media platform X was down ‌for thousands of users ‌in the U.S., UK, Kenya, Canada and other major countries on Tuesday, ⁠according ‌to Downdetector.com.

There were more than ‍11,137 reports of issues with the platform as of 09:11 ‌a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports ⁠from a number of sources.

X did not immediately respond ‍to ⁠a Reuters request for comment.

Users attempting to access the app, website and their feed have reported that it is not loading.

Instead, a message sharing “Something went wrong. Try reloading” with an option to reload the page is appearing.

What is Downdetector?

Downdetector is an online website that allows users of popular services, including X ( Twitter), Instagram, Facebook , Virgin Media and more, to report if they are having trouble with the services.

The site only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the typical volume for that time of day.

Describing itself on its website, Downdetector is “where people go when services don’t work.”

The website monitors disruptions to various key services including the internet, web hosting platforms, banks, social media and more.

You can see the full methodology and learn more about how Downdetector collects status information and detects problems via its website.

By Agencies