Millions of users across the globe have laid complaints that their Twitter microblogging platform was down for a couple of hours on Thursday.
The microblogging platform suffered downtime, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
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As of the time of filing this report, over 2,900,000 had reported a major outage on their ends.
Some users in Nigeria, between 11 am and1:20 pm, also complained that they could not access the feed, message, search, and trending on the App, mobile site, and even the company’s TweetDeck app.
While the main Twitter.com domain loads, logging into the service or accessing tweets have been impossible. This is the first major Twitter outage since it went down twice in February.
In another report, Twitter has also sued Elon Musk for allegedly breaching the $44 billion contract he signed to buy the tech firm, calling his exit strategy ‘a model of hypocrisy,’ court documents which were obtained by Africa Daily News, New York have shown.
The suit filed in the US state of Delaware urges the court to order the billionaire to complete his deal to buy Twitter, arguing that no financial penalty could repair the damage he has caused.
‘Musk’s conduct simply confirms that he wants to escape the binding contract he freely signed, and to damage Twitter in the process,’ the lawsuit contended. “Twitter has suffered and will continue to suffer irreparable harm as a result of defendants’ breaches.’
The social media company’s shares edged up slightly in after-market trading when the news broke.
Legal experts and market analysts see Twitter as having a strong upper hand heading into court, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said in a note to investors.
“This will be a Game of Thrones battle in court with the fake account/bot issue front and center, but ultimately Twitter’s board is holding Musk’s feet to the fire to finish the deal at the agreed upon price,” Ives said.
“Overall this has been a black eye for Musk and horror movie for Twitter (and its employees) with no winners since the soap opera began in April.”
