Twitter is back online following a two-hour outage
Twitter is back online following a two-hour outage that left thousands of frustrated users unable to tweet
- According to Down Detector, the issues started at around 13:13 BST
- They seemed to be affecting Twitter users worldwide
- While reason for outage remains unclear, over 4,100 reports were logged
It’s the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world, but it appeared that Twitter crashed this afternoon.
According to Down Detector, the issues started at around 13:13 BST and affected users worldwide.
A Twitter spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Some people in Europe experienced issues Tweeting due to an external access issue. This issue has since been resolved.’
It’s the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world, but it appeared that Twitter crashed this afternoon
While the reason for the outage remains unclear, more than 4,100 reports were logged on Down Detector
While the reason for the outage remains unclear, more than 4,100 reports were logged on Down Detector.
Of those who reported issues, 56 per cent said they were having problems with the website, 37 per cent with the app, and seven per cent with their feed.
MailOnline tried to access the Twitter website, and was met with the notorious ‘spinning wheel of doom.’
MailOnline tried to access the Twitter website, and was met with the notorious ‘spinning wheel of doom’
Several frustrated users managed to get onto Twitter to voice their annoyance at the outage.
One wrote: ‘Why is Twitter working on my phone but not on my computer? Anyone else?’
Another said: ‘How is Twitter not working with my broadband, but works perfectly fine with my mobile data, and yet my broadband is having no issues with any other site or service?’
And one joked: ‘Twitter just went down and I had no where to complain about Twitter going down.’
Several frustrated users have managed to get onto Twitter to voice their annoyance at the outage
WHO HAS TWITTER BANNED IN THE PAST?
Twitter announced in November 2017 it would begin banning accounts affiliated with ‘hate groups’.
In March, former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson was banned for violating hate speech rules
The news followed years of criticism from users that the site allowed neo-nazi, white supremacist and other extremist groups to spread abusive messages.
Twitter suspended the accounts of several leaders of the far-right group Britain First in December 2017 for breaking its rules on hate speech.
In March 2018, former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson was banned for violating rules governing ‘hateful conduct’.
The site announced it would soon undertake stronger measures to crack down on online trolls in May.
Despite sweeping bans, the site has come under criticism for not doing enough to purge itself of abusive users.
In July 2018, actor Seth Rogan lashed out at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for continuing to verify the accounts of white supremacists.
He tweeted: ‘I’ve been DMing with @Jack about his bizarre need to verify white supremacists on his platform for the last 8 months or so, and after all the exchanges, I’ve reached a conclusion: the dude simply does not seem to give a f**k.’
