New Delhi, April 17 -- Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced widespread disruption on Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues accessing the service across regions, according to outage-tracking platform Downdetector.

At the time of writing, more than 5,400 users had flagged problems with the platform, suggesting a sharp spike in complaints over a short period. The outage appeared to impact core functionalities, including feed refresh, login access and general navigation, although the exact cause remained unclear.

The company had yet to issue a statement explaining the disruption at the time of publication, adding to user frustration and online speculation.

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