X back in action after global disruption, company faces pressure over account bans in India

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has resumed normal operations following a global outage that disrupted access for thousands of users earlier today.

The disruption, which began around 6 PM, left users unable to log in, send messages, or browse their feeds. Both desktop and mobile versions of the platform were affected. Data from DownDetector showed that more than 2,200 people reported issues during the height of the outage. Many users also encountered broken links while attempting to navigate the site.

Services have since been restored, and users can now post content and communicate on the platform without issue. Despite the scale of the disruption, X has yet to provide an official explanation for what caused the temporary service failure.

In a separate development, X is also grappling with legal pressure in India. The company recently disclosed that it had been ordered by the Indian government to block access to over 8,000 accounts in the country. The platform voiced concern over the directive, calling it a violation of free speech rights.

"X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company's local employees. The orders include demands to block access in India to accounts belonging to international news organisations and prominent X users," the company said.

"In most cases, the Indian government has not specified which posts from an account have violated India's local laws. For a significant number of accounts, we did not receive any evidence or justification to block the accounts."