WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social media platform X was down for thousands of users globally on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com.
There were more than 22,900 reports of issues with the platform in the US as of 9:19 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.
X was also down for more than 7,000 users in the UK as of 9:20 a.m. ET, and for more than 2,700 users in Canada.
X did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The actual number of affected users may differ from what is shown on Downdetector because these reports are user-submitted.
Musk's X to open source new algorithm in seven days
Earlier, Elon Musk said that social media platform X will open to the public its new algorithm, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, in seven days.
"This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help you understand what changed," he said in his X post.
The European Commission decided to extend a retention order sent to X last year, which related to algorithms and dissemination of illegal content, prolonging it to the end of 2026, spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters.
In July 2025, Paris prosecutors investigated the social media platform for suspected algorithmic bias and fraudulent data extraction, which Musk's X called a "politically-motivated criminal investigation" that threatens its users' free speech.