Cloudflare Outage Disrupts Twitter Service Globally
A recent Yale study has revealed that Elon Musk’s political activity since acquiring Twitter, now rebranded as X, has resulted in significant financial losses for Tesla. The study estimates that this involvement has cost Tesla over one million car sales in the United States.
Cloudflare Outage Disrupts Twitter Service Globally
On January 16, users of the social media platform X experienced major service interruptions. Reports indicated over 77,000 incidents of problems with the app at 10:15 a.m. EST, as tracked by Downdetector.com. Many users encountered difficulties loading the app, with screens remaining blank.
Details of the Outage
The disruption was not a singular event. Just days prior, on January 13, X faced another outage that affected around 24,000 users. This has raised concerns about the platform’s reliability.
Cloudflare Issues
Many complaints were linked to problems with Cloudflare, an essential internet infrastructure provider. Users reported widespread “500 errors,” signaling server malfunctions and compromising user experience.
Impact of Other Internet Service Outages
The disruptions at X coincided with a significant wireless service outage experienced by Verizon. On January 14, over 1.5 million Verizon customers reported service issues, with around 170,000 incidents documented as of 12:45 p.m. ET. This outage, which lasted approximately seven hours, caused many phones to display “SOS” mode.
Verizon’s Response
Verizon acknowledged the service failure, stating it “let many of our customers down.” The company has pledged account credits of $20 to those affected, available through the myVerizon app. The cause of these issues is believed to be a software problem, not a cyberattack, and an investigation is ongoing.
- Event: X outage on January 16
- Outage Reports: 77,000 at peak
- Previous outage: January 13, affected 24,000 users
- Verizon outage: January 14, impacted 1.5 million customers
- Verizon credits: $20 for affected users
These incidents illustrate the ongoing challenges faced by major tech companies in maintaining service stability amid rising user expectations and political scrutiny.
