Microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) is back online after experiencing a brief global outage due to which users in various regions including India were unable to refresh their feeds.
Many users posted messages such as "Like this tweet if you can see it" to confirm that the service was functioning properly once the Elon Musk-led platform resumed normal operations.
The outage, which lasted several minutes on Aug 28, resulted in pages failing to load. For many other users, the "something went wrong, try reloading" message would flash on their screens.
At least 915 reports of outages were recorded in India at 9.15 am IST, according to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com,.
Nearly 36,000 outages were reported at 11.15 pm ET (8:45 am IST) in the United States. Downdetector also noted that over 70 % of users experienced issues with the mobile application, while some reported problems with the web version and server connectivity.
X has not so far issued an official statement regarding the outage, and the reason for the disruption remains unknown.
This recent outage follows an interruption during a Spaces conversation between X owner Elon Musk and former US President Donald Trump earlier this month. Musk claimed that the disruption was caused by a “massive” cyberattack.
X has been prone to technical issues and glitches in the past. Elon Musk has previously criticized Twitter’s code, describing it as “brittle”.
In the wake of the brief outage, X users were quick to share memes mocking the incident. "People are checking Twitter to see whether Twitter is down." Wrote an X-user.
