Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) went down for a large number of users in India, sparking complaints of blank feeds, login failures and error messages. Reports began climbing on outage-tracking platforms as users struggled to load their timelines or access the app. Many said they kept seeing prompts like ‘Something went wrong’ when trying to refresh their feed.
The disruption appears to mirror a global outage that affected X earlier this year. While the full extent of the problem isn’t confirmed, X’s engineering team has acknowledged issues, pointing to a data centre failure and degraded login flows as potential causes. These kinds of breakdowns have happened repeatedly in recent months, raising concerns about the platform’s stability.
Users switch platforms as tech experts flag possible causes
As frustration mounted, many users shifted to other platforms to complain and check whether others were also facing the same issue. Some tried typical fixes, clearing cache, switching between browser and app or restarting their devices, but the errors persisted for several.
Tech analysts believe two key problems may be behind the outage:
- A data centre glitch responsible for broad connectivity issues.
- Persistent authentication problems related to backend updates at X, which could be disrupting login sessions and causing broken user flows.
If these problems continue, they risk pushing active users away, especially given how frequent such outages have become. Millions rely on X for real-time updates and prolonged instability could erode trust.
X has not yet issued a detailed public update explaining the cause or the timeline for full restoration. Meanwhile, users are advised to keep an eye on outage trackers or the X developer status page for the latest technical information. Until things stabilise, it’s a waiting game and one that many are clearly not enjoying.
