Elon Musk‘s X, formally known as Twitter, was hit by another major outage that plagued users nationwide Friday.
The platform, which Musk purchased for $44 billion, went down around 2:30pm ET as users noticed the app and website were not working.
Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, revealed the outage was largely hitting the eastern half of the US.
By 3pm, over 50,000 X users had reported a problem to the outage-monitoring website.
Although the problems appeared to start in the east, the biggest trouble zones centered in major Midwest cities like Dallas, Chicago, and Minneapolis.
X users on Downdetector also reported being unable to use the social platform in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York.
The outage hit as Musk’s Tesla has become a target recently with protests crowding dealerships and lighting the EVs on fire.
Elon Musk ‘s X, formally known as Twitter , has been hit by a major outage plaguing users nationwide
The majority of the problems being reported came from people using the X app.
One frustrated X user took their anger out on Musk personally, saying: ‘Elon is literally the richest man alive and is still unable to keep his d*mn website up, DO YOUR JOB.’
Others briefly feared that they had been banned from the social media platform after receiving messages saying they were not authorized to use X’s services – such as the platform’s version of ChatGPT, Grok 3.
The Friday afternoon outage didn’t affect the social media giant’s value on Wall Street, with X stock holding roughly even on the day ($43 per share).
Overall, the Financial Times gave X a valuation of $44 billion this month – the same price Musk paid for the company in 2022.
The outage comes as Musk’s Tesla has been become a target across the US.
Multiple incendiary devices were found inside a Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas, on Monday morning as nationwide threats against Musk continue.
Austin Police Department officers were called to the electric vehicle showroom just after 8am after an anonymous caller reported that there were bombs placed inside the building.
The outage comes as Musk’s Tesla has been become a target across the US. Pictured: A number of Teslas going up in flames after being targeted by attackers
Authorities rushed to the scene and located multiple ‘suspicious devices’ at the Tesla dealership. The Austin Police Department Bomb Squad were also called to help.
It is unclear who planted the devices and when they did so. No arrests have been made. DailyMail.com contacted the Austin Police Department for more information.
Police are currently investigating the incident, which comes after a disturbing number of Teslas have been vandalized, burned, and targeted in attacks in recent weeks.
Trump, who bought his own Cybertruck earlier this month, declared the ongoing violence against Tesla as ‘domestic terrorism’ – however the warning has not deterred those attempting to cause havoc for Elon’s company.
It’s believed that the electric cars have been targeted due to Musk’s role in President Donald Trump’s administration.
Last week, roughly 250 activists gathered outside a showroom in New York City, holding anti-Musk placards that read ‘Block Fascism Now and ‘Musk Must Go’ as they shouted ‘Elon Musk is not elected! Democracy must be protected’
Four Tesla Cybertrucks were set ablaze at a storage lot in Seattle’s industrial SoDo neighborhood
Musk is leading the Department of Government Efficiency, and has wasted no time slashing federal spending and government employees across the country.
The CEO spoke out about an alleged conspiracy to assassinate him and destroy Tesla, the electric car company that has made him the richest man in the world.
Last week, roughly 250 activists gathered outside a showroom in New York City, holding anti-Musk placards that read ‘Block Fascism Now and ‘Musk Must Go’ as they shouted ‘Elon Musk is not elected! Democracy must be protected!’
The chaos and anger directed at Musk and Tesla have swelled to the point that Trump came out and declared it domestic terrorism.
‘They’re harming a great American company,’ Trump said at the White House, referring to the demonstrators. ‘Let me tell you, you do it to Tesla, and you do it to any company, we’re going to catch you, and… you’re going to go through hell.’
Attorney General Pam Bondi appears to be following through on Trump’s promise, also calling the attacks on Tesla property ‘domestic terrorism’ in a statement Tuesday evening.
‘The Department of Justice has already charged several perpetrators with that in mind, including in cases that involve charges with five-year mandatory minimum sentences,’ Bondi said.
‘We will continue investigations that impose severe consequences on those involved in these attacks, including those operating behind the scenes to coordinate and fund these crimes.’
Musk has seen his wealth shrink by $130 billion since January 1, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires’ Index.
