THE social media platform X, formerly Twitter, experienced a major technical glitch on Saturday, May 24, 2025 with users reporting problems accessing the site.
Data from Downdetector indicated that thousands faced difficulties loading certain X webpages, using the app, and accessing the login page.
The glitch reportedly began shortly after 1 p.m., according to the site, which monitors service disruptions and user feedback across various platforms.
By 1:45 p.m., Downdetector had received 11,866 reports from users experiencing issues with Elon Musk’s platform, X.
Internet watchdog NetBlocks.org confirmed that the platform was facing global outages, clarifying that the problem wasn’t due to internet restrictions or filtering in any specific country.
The disruption occurred just two days after a similar outage on Thursday May, 22, 2025 evening, during which users were unable to access the app for several hours.
When attempting to load new posts users were met with an error message: “Something went wrong. Try reloading.”
Within a few months of taking over the Silicon Valley firm, Musk implemented sweeping changes renaming Twitter to X and cutting about 80 per cent of its workforce.
The controversial tech billionaire, who contributed millions to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, also restored tens of thousands of accounts previously suspended for breaching Twitter’s Terms of Service.
Earlier this week, at the Bloomberg-hosted Qatar Economic Forum, Musk announced plans to scale back his political involvement, saying he intends to do a lot less in the future.
Fatimah Quadri is a Journalist and a Fact-checker at The ICIR. She has written news articles, fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy in an effort to combat information disorder.
She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or fquadri@icirnigeria.org