X is still reeling from a massive outage that hit the platform earlier this week and users are reporting new quirks that suggest the service has not fully bounced back. Instead of fresh content profiles are loading old posts and some features are behaving erratically. While X acknowledged a data center hiccup on May 23 it has yet to offer a detailed timeline for a full recovery. Many people logging in today still see signs of trouble.
Some users say that scrolling through someone’s profile only brings up their pinned tweet and nothing else. In other cases the feed seems to jump back days. One Reddit poster described going to the “Tweets” page only to find the same pinned message over and over. That person said they had to switch to the “Replies” tab just to see anything new. The glitch has affected both web and mobile versions of the app.
Whenever I go to the ‘Tweets’ page on someone’s profile it will sometimes only show the pinned tweet and not load anything else. I have to go to the ‘Replies’ page to see the rest of their tweets.
Complaints have poured in from all corners of the service. Some say they cannot even see their own recent tweets. One user vented frustration late yesterday as they struggled to find any posts younger than a week old.
I keep seeing old posts bru FIX YO SH*T TWITTER
Beyond the strange display errors people are also encountering hiccups with direct messages notifications and hashtags. Replies seem to vanish without warning. Notifications from the past hour often arrive hours late. A handful of users say the timeline algorithm has reset to show older trending topics from days ago instead of current discussions. For a platform built on immediacy these bugs feel more than an annoyance.
During the weekend, I ran into issues when trying to scroll through videos and for over a couple of hours, quoted posts weren’t showing up. I managed to grab a screenshot of the latter. Luckily, that problem seems to be fixed right now.
X’s engineering team has been issuing brief updates through its status page but has offered little detail on why these visual and functional bugs persist after the initial outage.
We’re still experiencing issues from yesterday’s data center outage. Login and signup services are unavailable for some users, and there may be delays in notifications and Premium features.
Our team is working 24/7 to resolve this. Thanks for your patience—updates soon.
— Engineering (@XEng) May 24, 2025
That said, a fire at the data center was to blame for the outage, according to a report from WIRED. Let’s just hope our town square is back to normal sooner rather than later.
Dwayne Cubbins
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For nearly a decade, I've been deciphering the complexities of the tech world, with a particular passion for helping users navigate the ever-changing tech landscape. From crafting in-depth guides that unlock your phone's hidden potential to uncovering and explaining the latest bugs and glitches, I make sure you get the most out of your devices. And yes, you might occasionally find me ranting about some truly frustrating tech mishaps.
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