X is DOWN: Thousands report problems loading social network in mass outage

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X, formerly Twitter, is down in its second major outage this week

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Taylor Bushey

By Taylor Bushey


Published: 16/01/2026

- 15:54

Updated: 16/02/2026

- 13:55

This is the platform's second major outage this week

UPDATE: X is back up and running after thousands of users reported the social media platform wasn't working this afternoon.

X, formerly known as Twitter, is down in a mass outage.


The site and app are not loading, with users reportedly either seeing a blank page or a Cloudflare error message.

Popular tracking website Downdetector has also shown a massive spike in reports of the outage across the UK since 3pm this afternoon.

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Over 3,000 users have reported X, formerly Twitter, being down this afternoon

At the time of writing, over 3,000 users have reported X being down.

This is X's third major outage this year.

X has experienced several outages within the last year. Elon Musk, who bought the platform in 2022, has said "major operational improvements" are needed.

Earlier last year, X also suffered a massive outage due to a "major cyberattack."

Stay tuned to GBN Tech as we keep you updated on the outage.

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