The social media platform X experienced a major disruption on Wednesday evening, leaving users in India unable to access key features. Many reported difficulties refreshing their feeds and opening shared links, indicating a widespread service problem.
According to outage tracking website Downdetector, reports of issues began rising steadily during the evening. By 8:17 pm IST, more than 1,200 complaints had already been logged across India. Within minutes, the number increased sharply, crossing 4,500 reports by 8:30 pm, suggesting the problem had intensified.
Users said that although notifications from the platform were still being delivered, the main feed would not load. Several people also reported seeing an error message on the mobile application stating, “Something went wrong, try reloading,” when attempting to use the service.
The disruption was not limited to India. Downdetector data showed that users in the United States were also affected, with over 14,000 outage reports recorded within a short span of 30 minutes.
Services restored
The services were restored after over 35 minutes of glitch. The cause of the outage has not yet been officially confirmed.
Probable reasons for outages
Frequent disruptions in social media site X occur due to government-imposed bans, compliance issues, platform maintenance or cyberattacks. Impacts include disrupted communication, misinformation spread, economic losses for businesses relying on social media, reduced civic engagement and frustration among users. It also affects real-time news sharing and public discourse.
Netizens fuel meme fest
Amid the disruptions, netizens have unleashed a torrent of memes.
"Elon musk crashed twitter so that people can't share spoilers of #Dhurandhar2 here," a user posted on X.
Another said, "Elon Musk Uncle turned off the power."
"First time in months some people are hearing birds instead of notification sounds," the fourth said.
