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XFaces Second Major Outage in 24 Hours, Disrupting Millions

The Elon Musk-owned platform continues to experience degraded performance after a data center fire in Oregon, leaving users unable to access key features globally.

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The X app in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Germantown, New York, US, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Elon Musk's X Holdings Corp. is evolving from a social media platform powered by mainstream advertisers to one betting on dollars generated from artificial intelligence and subscriptions, a change that appears to have buoyed its revenue lately. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Social media site X has had issues over recent days, according to some reports.

Overview

  • X, formerly Twitter, has suffered a second widespread outage within 24 hours, with over 25,000 users in the U.S. alone reporting issues on Saturday morning.
  • The disruptions stem from a fire at an X-leased data center in Hillsboro, Oregon, on May 22, which caused significant damage and ongoing technical challenges.
  • Core platform functions, including login services, timeline updates, and direct messaging, remain unstable, affecting both mobile and desktop users globally.
  • X's Engineering team has acknowledged the degraded performance and stated they are working around the clock to resolve the issues but have not provided a timeline for full recovery.
  • This marks the second major outage for X in 2025, raising concerns over the platform's infrastructure reliability following significant staff and server relocations under Musk's ownership.