X Platform Experiences Widespread Outage Affecting Users Globally
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Stevie Bonifield
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Summary
X (formerly Twitter) and its AI assistant Grok experienced a widespread outage on Friday morning, affecting users globally on both websites and apps. The outage began around 10:00 AM ET, with over 600 servers worldwide showing problems. Users encountered Cloudflare connection errors or blank feeds when trying to access the platform. While service has been restored for many users, the platform is still not functioning normally, frequently displaying error messages. The cause of the outage remains unclear.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledOutage reports began spiking on DownDetector around 10:00AM ET
Cisco's ThousandEyes outage map noted over 600 X servers around the world that were having problems
Attempts to load the site with either the Twitter.com or X.com addresses were showing a Cloudflare connection error or failing to show any posts or feeds initially
It's currently unclear what caused the outage
While the site is back up for many users, it's still not working normally yet, frequently displaying 'Something w'
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