X's Online Service Returns After Morning Outage
The online platform experienced a prolonged outage earlier today that left users struggling to access its services. The issue began at approximately 7:39 AM Pacific Time and appeared to be intermittent, causing delays in loading times for both the website and mobile app.
As of 9:30 AM PT, X's Explore page was functioning normally, but the "following" tab remained non-functional, prompting users to seek alternative methods of discovery. Screenshots suggest that at some point during the outage, only older posts were visible on the platform.
Despite efforts by users to report and monitor the issue, reports on Down Detector have significantly decreased, suggesting a resolution to the problem. However, as of 11:15 AM PT, X's developer site still indicated ongoing issues, potentially leaving lingering problems for users.
It is worth noting that this incident marks the second major outage for X in less than a week, following an earlier event on Tuesday. The company has yet to respond to inquiries regarding today's outage and its underlying cause. In related news, rival platform Bluesky seized the opportunity to mock X by updating its profile picture on the platform to its butterfly logo, sparking a lighthearted exchange between the two services.
X finally updated its status page at 1 PM PT, confirming that the issue had been resolved after nearly six hours.
The online platform experienced a prolonged outage earlier today that left users struggling to access its services. The issue began at approximately 7:39 AM Pacific Time and appeared to be intermittent, causing delays in loading times for both the website and mobile app.
As of 9:30 AM PT, X's Explore page was functioning normally, but the "following" tab remained non-functional, prompting users to seek alternative methods of discovery. Screenshots suggest that at some point during the outage, only older posts were visible on the platform.
Despite efforts by users to report and monitor the issue, reports on Down Detector have significantly decreased, suggesting a resolution to the problem. However, as of 11:15 AM PT, X's developer site still indicated ongoing issues, potentially leaving lingering problems for users.
It is worth noting that this incident marks the second major outage for X in less than a week, following an earlier event on Tuesday. The company has yet to respond to inquiries regarding today's outage and its underlying cause. In related news, rival platform Bluesky seized the opportunity to mock X by updating its profile picture on the platform to its butterfly logo, sparking a lighthearted exchange between the two services.
X finally updated its status page at 1 PM PT, confirming that the issue had been resolved after nearly six hours.
. Six hours is ages to be offline and I had so many things I wanted to share or see on Explore 
. It’s not like they’re new to outages, though - two in one week is a bit much for me 
. And can we talk about how Bluesky just milked it by using that butterfly logo? lowkey petty 
. On the bright side, at least they fixed the issue and I don’t have to deal with it anymore 
. Maybe X should just be more proactive with their updates so we all know what’s going on instead of having to rely on user reports 
. I mean, can you imagine being stuck without access to X's services for over six hours? It's crazy how some platforms just can't seem to get their act together 
. And now they're blaming it on intermittent issues? Come on guys! We've all been there, but at least be honest about it 
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. It's one thing to tease your competitors in good faith, but this feels like opportunistic schadenfreude 
. On the bright side, at least it's lighthearted and not all negative vibes 
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. We users need a bit more reliability around here 
. While I get that X might be trying to downplay the issue, it's just a bit rude. Can't we all just chill?
. Now let's hope this isn't a sign of bigger issues...
they're already having issues and now their site is down again?!? can't they even get it together for one day lol? and what's up with bluesky trying to rub salt in the wound by changing its logo on x's platform like that 
. but honestly, i'm just glad it got fixed eventually 
. six hours is way too long to be without your favorite online service can't they do better than that 
I mean, who wants to spend their whole morning staring at a loading screen? 
It's like they say, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade"... but when life takes away your internet, just chill and drink coffee 
️. Seriously though, 6 hours is way too long for an outage! I'm glad it's fixed now 
. And btw, nice one by Bluesky making a joke about it 
. Can't help but feel a little bad for X, especially since they've had another big issue so soon. Hopefully they can get their act together 
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. Like, I get it, things break sometimes, but this is the second one in a week? You'd think they'd have their act together by now 
. And honestly, who updates their profile picture to mock someone? That's just gonna come across as petty 
. It's all good that the issue got sorted out eventually, but it feels like X needs to step up its game when it comes to reliability 
Outage stats: 7:39 AM - 1 PM PT (6 hours) 
