X Outage Widens, Lasts Days, Hits More Countries

Elon Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter) suffered a global outage beginning on May 22, 2025, and continuing through Saturday, affecting millions of users in the US, UK, India, Pakistan, and other regions. Users experienced issues such as login failures, inaccessible posts, and widespread errors on both the app and website. Outage tracker Downdetector recorded peaks of over 25,000 user reports at different times. The outage was widely attributed to a major data center failure, reportedly linked to a fire at a Hillsboro, Oregon facility, though X has not confirmed this cause. Regulatory bodies like the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and global observatories confirmed the outages were international and not isolated to national networks. The event has intensified scrutiny of X's infrastructure and operational resilience following previous technical disruptions.