X, the social media platform once known as Twitter, faced a severe outage for several hours, disrupting users' ability to connect and interact. Owned by Elon Musk, the platform began experiencing issues around 2 PM, which lasted for over an hour. Users reported being unable to post updates, send messages, or view notifications, effectively locking many out of their accounts. Those who attempted to interact with the platform were met with messages prompting them to try again later.

The disruptions were not localized to Italy, as reports of outages came in from various countries including Germany, France, Brazil, and the United States. The incident led to a surge of reports on DownDetector, a website that tracks web service outages, indicating that the problems were widespread and significant. As the situation unfolded, users were left frustrated by the interruption of one of the world's most popular social media platforms.

Eventually, the service resumed its normal functionality, but the incident raises questions about the reliability of X under its current ownership and technical management. This recent outage adds to a growing list of reliability concerns concerning social media platforms worldwide, as users increasingly rely on them for not just social interaction but also essential communication and information dissemination.