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X Faces Massive Outage Amid Ongoing User Exodus

5/24/2025

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Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, experienced a significant outage affecting thousands of users worldwide on Saturday at 8 a.m. ET.
Users reported over 25,000 issues, mainly with the app and website functionality.
This incident follows a prior disruption caused by a data center fire in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Since Elon Musk's acquisition in 2022, X has faced multiple outages, raising operational stability concerns.
The platform has lost 11 million European users since August 2024 due to ongoing technical challenges.

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Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, experienced a significant outage affecting thousands of users worldwide on Saturday at 8 a.m. ET.
Users reported over 25,000 issues, mainly with the app and website functionality.
This incident follows a prior disruption caused by a data center fire in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Since Elon Musk's acquisition in 2022, X has faced multiple outages, raising operational stability concerns.
The platform has lost 11 million European users since August 2024 due to ongoing technical challenges.