Is X down? Thousands of users report issues with social media platform

FILE-In this photo illustration, a smartphone shows the updated app icon for X, with a black background, while the previous version of the X logo is seen in the background, on August 20, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Gett

X, formerly known as Twitter, appears to be experiencing an outage on Monday.

As of 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, over 40,000 users reported issues with X, according to Downdetector, which tracks live service outages. 

The outages are occurring in the United States, with high numbers reported in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Downdetector noted.

A cause of the outage is unknown at this time. 

This is a developing story that will be updated 

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