X back up after brief global outage: UAE residents report issues

Billionaire Elon Musk-led social media platform X is back up after an outage that lasted less than an hour, reported Reuters. One of the most prominent outage tracking sites reflected less than 500 reports of outages in the US as of 11:46 pm ET.

During the peak of the outage at 11:18 pm ET, there had been more than 36,500 reports. The reports in Canada and the UK also dropped substantially to under 100, from over 3,300 in Canada and 1,600 in the UK as of 11:20 pm ET.

X users in UAE report facing difficulties

The cause of the brief global outage hasn’t been disclosed yet but it is estimated that services have been restored for the majority of X users globally. People in the UAE also reported facing issues. Outages reported in the Gulf state peaked at around 7 am local time.

Khaleej Times reported that mainly users living in Dubai and the capital reported the problems as of 7:40 am local time. Nearly 60% of users reported issues related to their feed and around 20% said they had been facing difficulties logging in.

Moreover, another 20% of X users reported issues related to posting content on the platform. The social media platform did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment after regular business hours.

X takeover deal from 2022 turns controversial

It has been a couple of years already since the controversial $44 billion takeover deal. Recent unsealed court documents highlight that the company attracted mega bucks from Silicon Valley elites and big global funds, according to a Bloomberg report.

Larry Ellison, Sean “Diddy” Combs and several others have reportedly invested in Elon Musk’s X. But the court documents did not provide a breakdown in the stakes. The report comes against a backdrop of increasing tensions over bankers losing billions in the X deal.