{"id":22021,"date":"2026-03-18T20:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/18\/x-was-down-heres-what-happened-in-the-brief-global-outage\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:50:43","slug":"x-was-down-heres-what-happened-in-the-brief-global-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2026\/03\/18\/x-was-down-heres-what-happened-in-the-brief-global-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"X was down \u2014 here&#8217;s what happened in the brief global outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Refresh <i class=\"fa fa-refresh\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-18T15:37:12+00:00\">2026-03-18T15:37:12.926Z<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"this-looks-like-another-big-one-2\">This looks like another big one.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"2363d1a4-cae8-408b-a7e3-7fe5b24ae710\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1600px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Downdetector)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"07d3fa18-b63c-4e01-8356-b0a9e6291f9e\">We haven&#8217;t seen an increase in reports of X problems this big for, well, a month since the last outage on February 16.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently over 36,000 reports on Downdetector in the US and over 8,000 in the UK. In short, that&#8217;s big and more serious than the early stages of the February blackout.<\/p>\n<p>However, X is now working again for me after a short period of error messages, so perhaps this one is short-lived.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-18T15:52:32+00:00\">2026-03-18T15:52:32.537Z<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"x-is-recovering-2\">X is recovering<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"3311d279-44cf-4c95-9e6f-27a2aefa205e\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1600px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773867042_458_X-was-down-\u2014-heres-what-happened-in-the-brief.jpg\" alt=\"A Downdetector graph showing reported X issues\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773867042_458_X-was-down-\u2014-heres-what-happened-in-the-brief.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773867042_458_X-was-down-\u2014-heres-what-happened-in-the-brief.jpg\" class=\"inline\" title=\"\">\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Downdetector)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"720985f2-c9de-447c-a707-40cb3224807b\">Good news for fans of memes and doomscrolling: X seems to already be recovering from his previous problems.<\/p>\n<p>The site is now working for me and reports have decreased dramatically on Downdetector, dropping to just over 14,000 in the US and around 3,700 in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be keeping an eye on this to see if there are any aftershocks, but fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately for work productivity) Elon Musk&#8217;s social network appears to be back up and running.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-6 lg:px-0 relative max-w-[1070px] mx-auto viafoura-twig-component px-4\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" style=\"--text-on-accent-color: white; --comment-widget-header-bg-color: var(--accent-color); --comment-widget-header-text-color: var(--text-on-accent-color); --comment-widget-header-link-color: var(--text-on-accent-color);\" x-data=\"ViafouraComments('300px')\" x-show=\"$store.Viafoura.showWidgets\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-community-guidelines-text=\"\n\n<p class=\" vfcustom-community-guidelines=\"\">Please follow our community guidelines.&#8221; data-join-the-conversation-text=&#8221;Join the conversation&#8221;><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1\" x-show=\"showConfirmDisplayNamePrompt\" x-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public name before commenting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Sign out and then sign in again; You will then be asked to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<p><button x-on:click=\"$store.ViafouraAuthModal.logout()\" type=\"button\" class=\"block mb-3 w-full justify-center px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm button-primary\"><\/p>\n<p>Sign out<br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh 2026-03-18T15:37:12.926Z This looks like another big one. (Image credit: Downdetector) We haven&#8217;t seen an increase in reports of X problems this big for, well, a month since the last outage on February 16. There are currently over 36,000 reports on Downdetector in the US and over 8,000 in the UK. 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