Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:21pm on 16 Feb 2026,Monday Tech Today
Social media platform X faced a widespread outage on Monday, with users across India and several other countries reporting access issues. Many said the app failed to load feeds, searches, and posts. Outage tracker Downdetector showed 3,357 reports from India around 7:30 pm IST. Globally, more than 42,000 users flagged problems, including in the United States and the UK. Downdetector data showed 53 per cent users had trouble with the app, 22 per cent could not refresh feeds, and 16 per cent faced website errors. The Elon Musk-owned platform did not issue an immediate statement. The cause of the disruption was not confirmed. (PC: HT)
