Topline
Social media platform X appeared down for many users Friday afternoon, as over 30,000 reports of outages were shared with DownDetector.com, signaling the latest of multiple disruptions the Elon Musk-owned site has experienced this month as Musk has vowed to add “major operational improvements.”
The outage occurred Friday afternoon. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Key Facts
A whopping 30,466 outage reports were made on DownDetector at 4:28 p.m. EDT.
A majority of the reported problems concerned the X mobile app, while 37% of the issues were related to the platform’s website.
Outage reports sharply dropped around 4:40 p.m., reaching 1,502 on DownDetector.
X’s developer platform reported users may be experiencing issues with seeing their timeline, receiving direct messages and writing tweets.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/05/30/x-outage-elon-musk-owned-platforms-latest-disruption/