{
  "id": 8297437,
  "title": "Is X down? Thousands report outage with Elon Musk-owned platform; ‘posts not loading’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/is-x-down-thousands-report-outage-with-elon-musk-owned-platform-posts",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T20:07:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/is-x-down-thousands-report-outage-with-elon-musk-owned-platform-posts-not-loading-101789761857847.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday afternoon, thousands of users have reported experiencing issues with X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, according to Down Detector. As of 4:08pm ET, over 2,900 users have complained that posts on their feed were not loading. The problem appears to be affecting both app and browser access. Shamik, a journalist covering US politics for Hindustan Times, notes that the issue is widespread and is impacting users across the platform.",
  "summary": "Users of Elon Musk's X are reporting outages with the platform on Down Detector. Many are complaining that the posts on their feed are not loading.",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 2,900 users reported X outage on Friday afternoon",
    "Posts not loading on both app and browser access",
    "Issue impacting users across the platform"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}