Global Scenario: X's Presence in Over 100 Countries
Elon Musk's online platform X, previously known as Twitter, experiences another round of technical issues, this time globally, with the cause remaining elusive. A fire in a data center located in the US state of Oregon was reportedly the reason behind the disruption, according to German newspaper Bild and local media outlets.
Thousands of users reported issues on platforms like alloutages.de, experiencing problems sending new posts and timelines not updating, around 3 pm on Thursday, May 22, 2025. However, the situation displayed some signs of improvement in the late afternoon.
Analysis firm Netblocks reported international outages for the second consecutive week, unrelated to internet outages or filtering in specific countries. The engineering team at X confirmed the outage was due to a data center failure and was working diligently to resolve the issue.
While X has not officially linked the fire in Oregon to the outage, Wired.com reports that the fire broke out in a room containing batteries at a data center leased by the company. The disruption led to 24 hours of service interruptions, including problems with message loading, timeline updates, and sign-in and direct messages.
Source: ntv.de, jwu/dpa
[1] The disruption affected users in various countries, including the United States, Canada, India, Peru, and Germany.[2] The outage impacted core features such as signing in, loading new posts, and accessing the app and website.[3] The service interruptions lasted over 24 hours.[4] The platform's engineering team confirmed the outage was due to a data center failure and is working to fix the issue. Reports indicate a potential connection to a fire at the Oregon facility, although this has not been officially confirmed by X.
- The issues on the technology platform, previously known as Twitter (X), led to service interruptions on social media, entertainment, and other sectors, impacting users across multiple countries, including the USA, Canada, India, Peru, and Germany.
- Elon Musk's online platform, X, amid the global outage, saw a disruption in core features like signing in, loading new posts, and accessing the app and website, which lasted over 24 hours, potentially due to a fire at a data center in the USA's Oregon state, although this has not been officially confirmed by X.
