Updated January 16, 11:07AM ET: X appears to slowly be coming back online for some. So be sure to check the website or app again if you’ve been trying to access. Not all functions are working as intended just yet.
If you’ve been trying to log on to X.com in the last hour or so, you’ve likely been met with an error. That’s because the website is experiencing a major outage that has knocked the platform offline.
This isn’t the first major outage X has experience in recent months. Not too long ago, a major Cloudfare outage impacted hundreds of websites from Uber to X, locking users out of those services.
The feature sparked major backlash, and has caused governments in regions like the UK to consider blocking access to X / Grok. It’s an example of AI being used for bad, and X is the first high-profile platform to allow such a feature to be readily accessible by the public. ChatGPT, Copilot, and other popular chat services often block these sort of requests.
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