X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is grappling with yet another major service disruption, marking the second consecutive day of widespread global outages. This latest incident has left countless users frustrated and raises serious questions about the platform's stability under Elon Musk's ownership.
Reports of service interruptions began surfacing on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, with users across North America and Europe, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany, reporting issues. These problems ranged from the inability to load timelines and send messages to complete access failures, according to outage tracker Downdetector. Outage reports peaked at around 6:40 p.m. ET, with more than 7,500 incidents logged. The previous outage occurred just a week prior, with users reporting frozen timelines, missing posts, and delays in receiving or sending messages.
X's engineering team acknowledged the issue, but, as of yet, has not provided a detailed explanation for the cause of the disruption. The lack of transparent and timely communication has further fueled user frustration, with many expressing concerns about the platform's reliability.
The timing of these outages is particularly concerning, as X has become a critical communication tool for news dissemination, public discourse, and even emergency updates. Frequent disruptions not only degrade the user experience but also undermine the platform's role in providing real-time information.
Since Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion, the platform has undergone a series of significant changes, including mass layoffs and a rebranding to X. These changes have been accompanied by concerns about reduced engineering staff and the potential for increased technical vulnerabilities. Experts and former employees have warned that these rapid shifts could compromise the platform's stability.
Musk has also implemented policy changes, including a more lenient approach to content moderation, relaxing rules and reinstating previously banned accounts, which has drawn both praise and criticism. Musk aims to transform X into an "everything app", akin to WeChat. New features, such as longer posts, audio and video calls, and integration with xAI's Grok chatbot, have been introduced. Most recently, Musk announced a new version of XChat with "Bitcoin style" encryption, vanishing messages, the ability to send any kind of file, and audio as well as video calls.
The recent outages have led to renewed scrutiny of X's infrastructure and the impact of Musk's changes. Some users have humorously responded with sarcasm and frustration, while others have expressed concerns over the platform's long-term viability.
X has experienced significant outages in recent years, including multiple incidents under Elon Musk's ownership. In March 2025, Musk claimed that the platform was hit by a "massive cyberattack". In May 2025, a data center outage was blamed for service disruptions affecting thousands of users worldwide. A fire at a data center in Hillsboro, Oregon, that is leased by X also caused an outage.
As X continues to evolve under Elon Musk's leadership, maintaining platform stability and reliability will be critical to retaining users and ensuring its continued relevance in the social media landscape.
