Countries Across the Globe Experience a Variety of Events
Elon Musk's social media platform X suffered a widespread outage starting on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The disruption affected users worldwide, with incidents reported on networks such as alloutages.de, Softoff Online, and Downdetector.
According to various sources, the problem persisted throughout the day, with more than 2,500 incidents reported at around 3 pm. This resulted in users experiencing difficulties posting content and updating timelines. However, the situation seemed to improve in the afternoon.
The analysis firm Netblocks reported outages for some users for the second time this week, with the international issues not being related to internet disruptions or filtering in specific countries.
The reported cause of the outage is a data center issue, as announced by X's Engineering account on Twitter. The team is actively working to resolve the problem. There were unconfirmed reports of a fire at an X-leased data center near Portland, Oregon, but it is unclear if this incident is directly linked to the outage.
In March 2025, X faced a similar disruption, resulting in users facing challenges accessing their feeds and sending messages. However, unlike the March incident, there was no official statement linking the May outage to external factors like a cyberattack.
[1] ntv.de[2] jwu/dpa[3] Bild newspaper and Wired.com.
- The widespread outage experienced by Elon Musk's social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, on May 22, 2025, affected users globally, impacting not only communication but also areas like entertainment and social-media-driven businesses within the USA and beyond.
- The latest outage of X, a significant technology player in social media, serves as a reminder of the profound influence technology has on modern entertainment and social networking, as well as the growing reliance on these platforms for daily communication and interaction.
