Elon Musk-owned social platform X (formerly Twitter) is currently down for thousands of users globally. According to Downdetector, a website that tracks service interruptions, a significant surge in outage reports began in evening today, January 13, 2026.
The data indicates that over 1,500 people (with reports peaking at over 7,000 in some regions) have officially reported problems with the platform. According to the statistics:
- 59% of users are experiencing issues accessing the mobile app.
- 33% of users are having trouble loading the website.
- 8% of users reported issues with the server connection or feed refreshing.
Users have reported seeing error messages such as "Something went wrong" or finding that their home feeds and notifications are failing to load. This disruption follows a trend of intermittent technical difficulties for the platform over the past few months. As of now, X has not released an official statement regarding the cause of the downtime.
While X has encountered several outages in the past, the service had been running smoothly for most users over the last few months. This disruption marks the first time the platform has faced a significant outage this year. In India, the situation appeared to stabilize by 8:30 PM, as the number of reports on Downdetector began to subside.
X's content moderation practices
Meanwhile, X has officially acknowledged lapses in its content moderation practices and admitted its errors, government sources reported on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The company has assured Indian authorities that it will now operate in strict accordance with the country's laws and regulations.
This development follows growing concerns over the circulation of obscene and sexually explicit content on the platform. Reports indicate that some of this material was either generated or amplified using X’s artificial intelligence tool, Grok. In response to these concerns, X has blocked approximately 3,500 pieces of content and deleted more than 600 accounts.
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