Users worldwide report issues with X social media platform

Over 47,000 US users faced access issues with X and X Pro, according to Downdetector data. The site appeared to be back online in Israel by 9:00 AM local time.

DECEMBER 21, 2023 07:44

Updated: DECEMBER 21, 2023 09:01

The logo for social media platform X, following the rebranding of Twitter, is seen covering the old logo in this illustration taken, July 24, 2023.

(photo credit: REUTERS/DADO RUVIC)

Social media platform X and X Pro suffered outages globally early Thursday, according to Downdetector.com.

As of 9:00 AM local time, the site appeared to be back online in Israel.

Users on X, formerly known as Twitter, were unable to view posts on the social media site with a message that said "Welcome to X!"

Users encountered loading issues on X Pro, formerly TweetDeck, with a message that said "Waiting for posts."

A chart on DownDetector.com shows a spike in reports of users issues for the social network X, December 21, 2023. (credit: screenshot)

Over 47,000 US users faced access issues with X and X Pro, according to Downdetector data, as did users in more than 40 countries around the world.

Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources, including users.

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