X (Formerly Twitter) Suffers Second Major Outage in 24 Hours

TL;DR:

• X (formerly Twitter) experienced its second major outage in two days.
• The disruption is linked to a fire caused by batteries at an Oregon data center.
• Users reported widespread issues logging in and accessing features.

X, the platform previously known as Twitter, faced its second large-scale outage in as many days, affecting users across the U.S. and other regions.

Yes, it’s not just you, Elon Musk’s X is down for most of us as starting around Friday evening, users began reporting problems accessing the app and website. By Saturday, complaints surged, with many encountering a recurring error: “Something went wrong. Try reloading.”

A fire, reportedly caused by batteries, broke out in an Oregon data center owned by X on Thursday morning. Wired stated that multiple unnamed sources indicated the fire "forced an extended response from emergency crews" and involved batteries in one of the data center's rooms.

According to outage monitoring site Downdetector, the issues peaked shortly after 6 PM Eastern Time.

Thousands of users reported being unable to log in, load posts, or access their timelines.

The company confirmed that the disruption was tied to a data center failure that began a day earlier. In a brief update, X’s engineering team said they were working to restore full functionality, citing ongoing delays with login, signup, and premium feature access. No timeline was given for complete resolution.

When writing this news report, we also faced issues accessing X, as you can see in the screenshot below:

This marks the second widespread failure for the platform in 2025, following a March disruption that lasted several hours. Technical instability has become increasingly common since the platform’s transition under Elon Musk, which involved a reduced engineering staff and an overhaul of internal systems.

As X struggles to maintain performance amid internal changes, the repeated outages are drawing criticism from longtime users and digital infrastructure experts alike, raising questions about the platform’s reliability in high-traffic or crisis moments.