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X Down for Thousands of Users, Global Outage Disrupts Timeline and Mobile App
Over 30,000 outage reports impacted feeds and app functions globally, with key disruptions in the US, India, and South America, according to Downdetector.
- On Thursday, March 26, 2026, X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, experienced a brief international outage that prevented users globally from logging in, loading timelines, and posting content.
- NetBlocks, an internet monitor, reported the platform was "experiencing international outages," confirming the incident was "not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering." The exact cause remains unconfirmed by the company.
- As of 7:17 a.m., outage tracking platform Downdetector recorded nearly 30,000 reports, with 50% of users experiencing timeline issues and 41% reporting app problems across the United States, Pakistan, India, and Europe.
- The platform returned to normal usage within 30-40 minutes of the disruption, with outage reports in the United States falling to below 200 by early Thursday afternoon.
- This incident marks another disruption in recent months for the Elon Musk-owned platform, which previously faced a major outage in March 2025 generating over 1.6 million Downdetector reports.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Center
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources are Center
58% Center
L 25%
C 58%
R 17%
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