UPDATE: Twitter outage has been fixed.
Twitter is down. The popular social media platform used by millions of people worldwide, suffered a major outage today, preventing thousands of users from accessing their accounts or posting tweets.
According to users, their Twitter feeds or timelines are not loading or refreshing. Here’s the only message that appears on Home page of Twitter:
“Welcome to Twitter! This is the best place to see what’s happening in your world. Find some people and topics to follow now.”
The problems began at 5:00 am EST, according to Down Detector, and are affecting users worldwide.
Users from all over the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and India, began reporting problems with the site.
The issue appeared to be widespread, affecting both the platform’s desktop and mobile versions.
As word of the outage spread, many users expressed their frustration and confusion on other social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. Some users made light of the situation, while others expressed concern about how the outage might affect their businesses or personal lives.
