X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows


Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a X logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

March 18 (Reuters) - ⁠Elon Musk's social media ⁠platform X was back ‌up after a brief outage for thousands of users in the ​U.S. on Wednesday, ⁠according to ⁠Downdetector.com.

At its peak, there were more ⁠than ‌34,500 reports of issues with ⁠X, according to Downdetector, before coming ​down ‌to 845 reports as ⁠of ​11:39 a.m. ET.

Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports ⁠from a number ​of sources. The actual number of affected users may differ ⁠from what is shown on Downdetector, as the reports are submitted by users.

X ​did not ⁠immediately respond to a Reuters ​request for ‌comment.

(Reporting by Juby Babu ​in Mexico City; Editing by Devika Syamnath)

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