X Down: Users Unable To Load Posts As Reports Spike

X Down (formerly Twitter): Users are facing widespread disruptions on X (formerly Twitter) this evening, with reports of outages surging on Monday. According to Downdetector.com, complaints began spiking around 7:45 PM, with over 600 users indicating issues with the platform.The majority of problems appear to be related to loading the timeline and accessing the mobile app, with many users seeing "Cannot retrieve tweets" errors. While X has not yet confirmed the cause, the sharp rise in reports suggests a server-side glitch affecting connectivity in specific regions.According to the real-time outage monitor Downdetector, reports surged to 660 by Monday evening. A breakdown of the data reveals that the glitches are primarily affecting mobile users,

with 56% of complaints linked to the app. Meanwhile, 37% of users are reporting issues with the website and the remaining 7% are struggling with login failures.Elon Musk owned X previously faced a massive blackout earlier in May 2025, leaving thousands unable to access the service. Elon Musk later attributed that downtime to a powerful cyberattack, claiming the coordinated effort involved 'significant resources' and suggesting the possibility of state-backed interference.

Update: The outage seems to be resolved. As of 8:30 PM IST, we are able to access the platform without issues and reports on Downdetector have started to decline, indicating that services are returning to normal for most users.The outage at X is just the latest in a series of digital disruptions. Just days ago, on December 5, 2025, the internet faced a massive blackout when Cloudflare, a critical infrastructure provider, experienced a global glitch.Unlike the X outage, which was platform-specific, the Cloudflare incident rippled across the entire web, taking down major financial, social and productivity platforms simultaneously.For those unaware, Cloudflare acts as the "backbone" for a vast portion of the internet. It sits as a protective layer between a website’s host server and you, the user. When Cloudflare sneezes, millions of websites, from small blogs to massive conglomerates.Cloudflare confirmed in a blog post that the December 5 disruptions were not caused by hackers or malicious activity. Instead, it was a case of "friendly fire" during a security upgrade.Cloudflare’s official statement:"Any outage of our systems is unacceptable, and we know we have let the Internet down again following the incident on November 18... The issue was not caused by a cyber attack... instead, it was triggered by changes being made to our body parsing logic."