Cyprus Times

X Down: Thousands Report Issues

Published January 16, 2026, 16:06
X Down: Thousands Report Issues

Thousands of X (formerly Twitter) users are experiencing access and functionality issues with the platform since Friday afternoon, January 16th. According to Downdetector, over 77,000 reports have been logged regarding problems with access, content loading, and sending messages. The issues appear widespread, affecting users in numerous countries including Greece, Cyprus, the US, and Turkey. The X homepage displays an error, however, Cloudflare services, which host the website, are operating normally. This is the second significant outage for X in a matter of days, as similar problems were reported on Tuesday, January 13th, with over 25,500 reports. The company has yet to issue an official statement regarding the cause of the problems.