Overview

• The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, experienced a significant two-hour outage on May 24, 2025, affecting users globally.
• Elon Musk acknowledged operational shortcomings and announced plans to prioritize improvements at X and his other companies, including Tesla and SpaceX.
• Possible causes for the outage include a reported fire at a data center in Oregon and a claimed DDoS attack by the hacker group DieNet, though neither has been confirmed as definitive.
• This incident follows a pattern of outages at X since Musk's acquisition in 2022, often linked to cost-cutting measures and infrastructure challenges.
• Musk also indicated he would scale back his role in government efficiency projects to focus on critical technological advancements across his businesses.