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malaise

(293,403 posts) Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:57 AM Friday

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Twitter not tweeting

In some states?

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Twitter not tweeting (Original Post) malaise Friday OP

Huge outage leftstreet Friday #1

Oh My! malaise Friday #2

muskrat probably allowed some viruses in via his platform, and allowed a massive infection to happen to SWBTATTReg Friday #6

Good obamanut2012 Friday #7

Looks like it's spotty here in Virginia underpants Friday #3

Well... 2naSalit Friday #4

GOOD Skittles Friday #5

leftstreet

(39,047 posts)

1. Huge outage

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:58 AM

Friday

according to reddit, it's global

malaise

(293,403 posts)

2. Oh My!

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:00 PM

Friday

Gone to Mars?

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2026/01/16/x-twitter-down-thousands-report-internet-outage/88213302007/

Days after a huge outage took down the social media service formerly known as Twitter, X is experiencing troubles again.

Tens of thousands of users are reporting issues with the platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk on Friday, Jan. 16. Here's what to know.

SWBTATTReg

(26,096 posts)

6. muskrat probably allowed some viruses in via his platform, and allowed a massive infection to happen to

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:06 PM

Friday

other platforms. Wouldn't surprise me a bit.

obamanut2012

(29,209 posts)

7. Good

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:13 PM

Friday

underpants

(195,219 posts)

3. Looks like it's spotty here in Virginia

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:12 PM

Friday

2naSalit

(100,379 posts)

4. Well...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:30 PM

Friday

Didn't leonskum say he was deactivation the porn-ishness of grok? Guess that's what happened, no porn, the ~~cesspool~~ platform went dark.

Skittles

(169,855 posts)

5. GOOD

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:31 PM

Friday

nt

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