The short message service X faced significant technical problems on Friday. Reports suggest this is the second massive failure within a few days. Users worldwide reported that the platform was either completely unreachable or that content would not load correctly. On the website Allestörungen and the international portal Downdetector, error reports rose sharply within a short time.
According to initial analyses, the disruptions affect both the desktop version and the mobile applications. While some users saw empty timelines, others received error messages when trying to post new messages. An official statement from the company about the exact cause of the problems or the expected duration of the disruption was not yet available. A similar incident earlier this week had already caused an hours-long interruption of the service.
In recent months, there have been repeated technical instabilities under the leadership of Elon Musk. Experts often link these to the massive job cuts in the company's technology departments. Whether the current disruption is related to maintenance work or external factors remains a matter of speculation.
