Users Stranded as X Formely Twitter Goes Down

Several social media users have been left stranded after some key features in X, formerly known as Twitter failed to work.

According to numerous reports shared on Thursday, December 21, users could still open the X application but the feeds failed to load. 

Only a message 'welcome to your timeline' was displayed instead of the actual feed.

By the time of this publication, X which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk had not explained the cause of the issue.

The social space however allowed users to continue posting without giving the option of tracking the post afterwards.

Also, the search button remained active but details of a post shared by a specific user could not be displayed.

Numerous reports indicated that tens of thousands of reports were filed on DownDetector, showing how the application was misbehaving globally.

However, Twitter Spaces, where people can take part in voice chat debates, was still functional.

The hitch comes amidst recent changes introduced by Musk on the platform. The billionaire introduced a monetised system through the subscription option.

In the new option, users pay a specific amount and can access more premium content on the platform. Despite facing opposition, the subscription service has picked up in various countries.

UPDATE

Operations, however, resumed normally on X after about 15 minutes.