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X Faces Major Outage Amid Trump's Endorsement

5/31/2025

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X, owned by Elon Musk, experienced a significant outage today, coinciding with President Trump's endorsement of the platform.
Downdetector recorded 25,000 complaints at 4:15 p.m. ET, with users facing missing feeds and login issues.
This is the third outage in a week, linked to a data center fire and possible cyber attacks.
Disruptions at X have risen since Musk's acquisition in 2022, despite his exit from the White House.

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Story summary

X, owned by Elon Musk, experienced a significant outage today, coinciding with President Trump's endorsement of the platform.
Downdetector recorded 25,000 complaints at 4:15 p.m. ET, with users facing missing feeds and login issues.
This is the third outage in a week, linked to a data center fire and possible cyber attacks.
Disruptions at X have risen since Musk's acquisition in 2022, despite his exit from the White House.