Overview

• X experienced multiple outages on Monday, with over 90,000 users reporting issues during critical hours of the NFL's free agency negotiation period.
• Fans and insiders turned to alternative platforms like Threads and Bluesky to follow breaking news on player signings and trades.
• Major NFL moves, including Justin Fields joining the Jets and Sam Darnold signing with the Seahawks, occurred while many users were unable to access updates on X.
• ESPN and other outlets encouraged fans to use their apps and notifications to stay informed as X's reliability faltered.
• Elon Musk, X's owner, attributed the outages to 'massive' cyberattacks, though concerns persist over the platform's stability following significant staff cuts in recent years.