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Massive Outage Hits X, Affecting Thousands Nationwide

2/16/2026

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Key information shows that X, the social media service, suffered a February 16, 2026 outage affecting thousands in the US and other regions, with nearly 42,000 reports around 8 a.m. EST.
Most issues were resolved by midmorning.
Cloudflare reported minor issues but confirmed they did not impact its services.
X has not commented on the outage’s cause and lacks a dedicated status page for updates.

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Story summary

Key information shows that X, the social media service, suffered a February 16, 2026 outage affecting thousands in the US and other regions, with nearly 42,000 reports around 8 a.m. EST.
Most issues were resolved by midmorning.
Cloudflare reported minor issues but confirmed they did not impact its services.
X has not commented on the outage’s cause and lacks a dedicated status page for updates.