Twitter is down AGAIN: App crashes for the second time in a WEEK

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Twitter is down AGAIN: App crashes for the second time in a WEEK as thousands of frustrated users complain about not being able to see photos or post links

By Jonathan Chadwick For Mailonline

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For the second time in the space of a week, Twitter is experiencing technical trouble. 

According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 16:30 GMT on Monday and are affecting more than 4,000 users worldwide. 

Frustrated users are complaining of having problems being able to see photos or post links on the platform, but the reason for the issue remains unclear. 

Elon Musk’s firm already suffered a three-hour outage at the start of the month. 

Twitter is down AGAIN: App crashes for the second time in a WEEK

Elon Musk’s platform already suffered a three-hour outage at the start of the month (file photo)

According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 16:30 GMT on Monday and are affecting more than 4,000 users worldwide

According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 16:30 GMT on Monday and are affecting more than 4,000 users worldwide

DownDetector collates reports of outages from multiple sources, including social media and mobile apps. 

This afternoon, just over 4,000 reports were logged, with 80 per cent of people reporting issues with the website, 13 per cent with the app and 7 per cent with the server connection. 

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According to NetBlocks, Twitter is experiencing international slowdowns and outages that are affecting image and video content. 

Those who are able to access the platform on mobile and desktop are seeing blank images where photos should be.

MailOnline tried to post a photo on Twitter and was only able to see a blank brown square in the post. 

There were also problems posting functioning links to websites. 

One Twitter user posted a photo with the comment: ‘Is Twitter down bro? This is literally all I’m seeing … sh*t won’t even load pictures or videos, Elon stop ruining the app.

Another said: ‘imma just use the opportunity to post my nudes.’  

Those who are able to access the platform on mobile and desktop are seeing blank images where photos should be

Those who are able to access the platform on mobile and desktop are seeing blank images where photos should be

Outages have been increasing ever since Musk began running Twitter, leading to speculation that there aren't enough people to fix its problems

Outages have been increasing ever since Musk began running Twitter, leading to speculation that there aren’t enough people to fix its problems

MailOnline has contacted Twitter for comment, although there haven’t been any replies from the firm’s communications department since Musk laid off its staff last autumn. 

On March 1, Twitter experienced a three-hour outage just days after Elon Musk laid off another 200 employees. 

The outages have been increasing ever since Musk began running Twitter, leading to speculation that there aren’t enough people to fix its problems.

In February alone, the site experienced at least four widespread outages, compared with nine in all of 2022, according to NetBlocks. 

Musk’s newest round of layoffs brought Twitter’s workforce down to under 2,000 — a sharp fall from the 7,500 employed when the billionaire first took over in October.

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On Sunday, Musk tweeted: ‘Hope you have a good Sunday. First day of the rest of your life.’

Timeline of Elon Musk’s eventful time at Twitter so far 

October 27: Musk is officially made the new owner of Twitter, and tweets ‘the bird is freed’.

November 1: Musk confirms plans to change the system of ‘Blue Tick’ verification on Twitter, for a reduced subscription fee of $8 a month.

November 4: Musk lays off half of Twitter’s workforce as an alleged cost-cutting measure, claiming he had ‘no choice’. 

November 9: Musk launches the ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription service which verifies accounts for a monthly fee.

November 11: The Twitter Blue service is paused due to accounts purchasing verification and using it to impersonate brands and public figures.

November 12: Musk fires 80 per cent of Twitter contractors without warning.

November 15: Musk fires employees that posted negatively about him on the business messaging app Slack. The lawsuit between Musk and Twitter is dismissed.

November 16:  Twitter staff are told they need to sign a pledge to be able to stay on in their roles where they would be ‘working long hours at high intensity’ or receive three months of severance pay, resulting in a mass exodus.

November 18: A news-ticker was projected onto Twitter HQ in San Francisco dubbing Musk as a ‘space Karen’, ‘mediocre manchild’ and ‘bankruptcy baby’.

November 23: A Twitter user reported that 5.4 million phone numbers and email addresses leaked on the dark web, before his account was suspended. 

November 26: Financial Times revealed that 50 of the platform’s top 100 advertisers have paused their ads.

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November 29:  Platformer reported that Twitter is in the process of reinstating around 62,000 banned accounts that each have more than 10,000 followers.

December 12: Twitter Blue is re-launched with new Blue Tick reviewing process.

January 11: Twitter starts automatically redirecting users to the ‘For You’ tab – its algorithmic feed of tweets – every time they open the app. 

February 8: Twitter expands the character limit to 4,000 for Twitter Blue subscribers in the US. Shortly after, the site encounters technical difficulties.

February 25: Twitter announced a fresh round of layoffs that brought its workforce down to under 2,000 – a sharp fall from the 7,500 employed when the billionaire first took over in October.



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