Is X down? Thousands of users report issues with social media platform

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Published  February 16, 2026 8:35am CST
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FILE-In this photo illustration, a smartphone shows the updated app icon for X, with a black background, while the previous version of the X logo is seen in the background, on August 20, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Gett …

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The Brief

    • The social media platform X is reportedly down for users on Monday.
    • Downdector reported a high volume of outages in multiple cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

X, formerly known as Twitter, appears to be experiencing an outage on Monday.

Is X down?

What we know:

As of 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, over 40,000 users reported issues with X, according to Downdetector, which tracks live service outages. 

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The outages are occurring in the United States, with high numbers reported in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Downdetector noted.

X’s Developer Platform Status page stated "all systems are operational" throughout Monday morning amid the various outage reports.

What we don't know:

The cause of the outage on the popular social media platform is unknown at this time. 

FOX Television Stations reached out to X on Monday for comment. 

The Source: Information for this story was provided by Downdetector. This story was reported from Washington, D.C. 

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