On March 30, 2025, a significant outage hit X (previously known as Twitter), leaving users worldwide unable to access the platform. While some users reported intermittent access after repeated refreshes, the situation has become a source of frustration for many who rely on the platform for daily interactions. In response, Elon Musk publicly addressed the ongoing server issues, confirming the outage.
This article will explore the current status of X and delve into the possible reasons behind this widespread disruption.
Current Status of X (Twitter)
As it stands, we are experiencing difficulties accessing X directly. To better understand the extent of the outage, we referred to Downdetector, which indicates that the service went down around 6:30 AM PST on March 30, 2025. Over 300 users reported issues, confirming a widespread interruption impacting regions such as the US, UK, and India, affecting both the mobile app and web platform.
Additionally, Grok, the AI feature of X Corp., is currently offline, as the outage primarily affects the core functionalities of X itself.
Potential Causes for the Outage: Is X Facing Another Cyberattack?
The concern among users grows, especially following a major cyberattack on March 11, 2025, which paralyzed the platform for hours due to severe DDoS attacks. However, the current outage appears to be rooted in different issues.
According to reports, the server failure is attributed to an overwhelming surge of users interacting with Grok. Elon Musk suggested in a recent post that the dramatic increase in usage has placed unprecedented stress on both the servers and the GPUs tasked with processing AI data.
This overload is likely causing the servers to overheat and struggle to manage demand effectively. Fortunately, experts anticipate that once the user load diminishes, X will likely resume normal operations, so there is no immediate cause for alarm.
(March 10, 2025)