X dealt with global outage, several regions affected

X underwent a significant global service disparity on August 14, Thursday, with failures reported across its app and website by users worldwide. There was a widespread inability to log in, access feeds, or post updates for a brief while in the evening.
In the United States, Downdetector recorded a sharp spike in complaints, with over 16,400 users reporting issues. The situation escalated further before recovery, with user reports peaking at over 18,000, then dropping to about 600 shortly afterwards.

Users reported failures in accessing their…