On March 10, 2025, the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced a significant outage, causing widespread disruption for users globally. The platform suffered three major outages in a single day that affected over 40,000 users worldwide. Users in US, India, UK, Australia and Canada were majorly impacted with login failures, app crashes, and website issues.
Reports from Downdetector and user accounts indicated that both the X app and their website were affected by the outage, with spikes in reported problems occurring throughout the day. Many users were unable to access the platform’s features due to the outage resulting in frustration and confusion.
Elon Musk, the owner of X, confirmed the outage by claiming that the platform was experiencing a “massive cyberattack” and they are trying to identify the malicious actors behind this. He also stated that X is frequently targeted by attacks, but that this particular incident involved substantial resources suspecting the involvement of large hacking groups or state-sponsored hackers.
The outage initiated discussions on various other major social media platforms where users were seen comparing this incident to previous disruptions. Monitoring services like Downdetector tracked the surge in user reports, providing real-time data on the extent of the problem. Partial restoration of services was seen in the affected regions. However, the incident has raised questions about the platform’s stability and security.
This incident is not the first case. X has been experiencing such outages in the past. These repeated outages create an environment of instability for the platform users. The reasons behind the outages have ranged from claims of DDoS attacks to possible server meltdowns. Regardless of the cause, the disruptions are causing user frustration.
