X OUTAGE CHAOS: ELON’S PLATFORM HIT BY FRESH GLITCHES

Social media giant X faced yet another wave of disruptions in the early hours of Friday, March 28, as users worldwide reported outages starting around midnight IST. Posts on the platform itself—ironically the only real-time gauge available—suggested intermittent access issues, with some users speculating about a possible cyberattack, though no official word from X has confirmed this.

The trouble echoes a major incident earlier this month. On March 10, X suffered multiple outages, peaking at over 40,000 user reports on Downdetector, which tracks service disruptions.

Elon Musk, X’s owner, pinned that fiasco on a “massive cyberattack,” hinting at IP addresses from Ukraine, though cybersecurity experts raised doubts about the scale and source. That day saw the platform flicker on and off, frustrating users who rely on it for news and updates.

Today’s outage, while not yet quantified by official metrics, follows a pattern of instability. Posts on X around midnight IST flagged the platform as “down again,” with some users joking about its reliability—or lack thereof—since Musk’s 2022 takeover.

No clear resolution timeline has emerged, and with X’s system status page silent, the cause remains speculative. Earlier this month, outages subsided after hours, but not before denting confidence in the platform.

As X stumbles, questions linger about its infrastructure under Musk’s helm, especially as he juggles roles at Tesla, SpaceX, and advising the Trump administration.

For now, users wait, refreshing feeds in vain, while the X team scrambles behind the scenes—or so we hope.