Is X (Twitter) Down? Here’s Why the Platform Crashed Globally Today
If you are struggling to refresh your feed or post a tweet right now, you are not alone.
Starting late Friday, November 21, and continuing into today, X (formerly Twitter) has been hit by a massive global outage. Thousands of users from the United States, the UK, and India have reported being unable to access the platform via both the mobile app and the desktop website.
This isn't just a small glitch. It is the third major disruption in less than a week. Here is everything you need to know about what is happening, why it’s happening, and when it might be fixed.
What Is Happening? The Symptoms
According to Downdetector, reports of the outage spiked massively overnight, with over 20,000 users logging complaints within minutes. The issues are widespread but seem to affect users differently:
63% of users cannot access the mobile app (Android & iOS).
26% of users are facing a "Something went wrong" error on the desktop site.
Feeds are not refreshing: Many users can open the app but are seeing old posts from hours ago.
The Real Cause: It’s Not Just X
While Elon Musk has not issued a detailed technical breakdown yet, industry analysts point to a familiar culprit: Cloudflare.
Earlier this week (November 18), a massive "traffic spike" hit Cloudflare’s network, taking down half the internet, including X, Canva, and ChatGPT. It appears that X’s infrastructure is still reeling from these instability issues.
The Cloudflare Connection: X relies heavily on Cloudflare for security and content delivery. When Cloudflare wobbles, X goes down.
Hybrid Infrastructure: Since the takeover, X has moved to a "hybrid" server model (mixing their own servers with cloud services). Experts believe this transition has left the platform vulnerable to these kinds of domino-effect crashes.
Is Your Account Safe?
Yes. This is a server-side outage, meaning your account data, passwords, and DMs are safe. The "User Not Found" or "Wrong Password" errors you might be seeing are simply because the app cannot connect to the database to verify your identity. Do not try to reset your password repeatedly, as this might lock you out when the servers come back online.
How to Check If It’s Back (And Fixes)
While we wait for X’s engineering team to deploy a fix, you can try these temporary workarounds that have worked for some users:
Use the "For You" vs. "Following" Tab: Some users report that the "Following" tab is broken, but the algorithmic "For You" feed is still loading cached posts.
Try a VPN: Switching your location to a different region (e.g., switching from US to Singapore) via a VPN might route your connection through a server that isn't overloaded.
Use the Desktop Version: If you are on mobile, try opening
x.comin your Chrome browser. It currently has a higher success rate than the app.
Conclusion
These recurring outages raise serious questions about the stability of the platform under its current technical leadership. With "Agentic AI" and video streaming becoming the focus of 2026, X needs to solve these basic infrastructure hurdles fast.
