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  • Musk’s X suffers third outage of the year as thousands report issues

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    Social media platform X has been hit by a widespread outage, with thousands of its users reportedly unable to access the site and app. Over 3,000 users in the UK flagged issues shortly after 1pm on Thursday, according to data from Downdetector, while over 40,000 reports were flagged in the US at the height of [...]

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 24: A photo illustration of the new Twitter logo on July 24, 2023 in London, England. Elon Musk has revealed today a new logo for Twitter, which constitutes the letter 'X' as part of a rebrand of the company. (Photo Illustration by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
  • X outage hits as Grok scrutiny and UK regulation collide

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    X has been hit by a widespread outage, leaving millions of its users unable to load posts, photos or entire timelines, a tech stumble that has landed at an acute moment for Elon Musk’s platform. By early afternoon on Tuesday, over 7,000 X users in both the UK and across the pond reported problems to [...]

    Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., closes his eyes for a moment of silence, during a campaign rally for former president Donald Trump. Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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