You're not alone, X (Twitter) is down as major outage impacts service [UPDATE]

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Updated January 16, 11:07AM: X appears to slowly be coming back online for some. So be sure to check the website or app again if you've been trying to access. Not all functions are working as intended just yet.

If you've been trying to log on to X.com in the last hour or so, you've likely been met with an error. That's because the website is experiencing a major outage that has knocked the platform offline.

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This isn't the first major outage X has experience in recent months. Not too long ago, a major Cloudfare outage impacted hundreds of websites from Uber to X, locking users out of those services.

X has come under fire recently for its Grok AI, which recently gained the ability to undress people using AI. The company was slow to address this problem, but the company now says that Grok should no longer be able to do this.

The feature sparked major backlash, and has caused governments in regions like the UK to consider blocking access to X / Grok. It's an example of AI being used for bad, and X is the first high-profile platform to allow such a feature to be readily accessible by the public. ChatGPT, Copilot, and other popular chat services often block these sort of requests.

Let us know if you've been struggling to access X.com in the comments below.

Zac Bowden
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Zac Bowden is a Senior Editor at Windows Central and has been with the site since 2016. Bringing you exclusive coverage into the world of Windows, Surface, and hardware. He's also an avid collector of rare Microsoft prototype devices! Keep in touch on Twitter and Threads

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