A global outage impacting the X (formerly Twitter) platform began on May 22, 2025, affecting thousands of users worldwide. The outage stems from data center issues and has caused significant service disruptions, including issues with posting content and accessing the site. While the official X Engineering team stated they are working to resolve the performance problems due to a data center failure, the platform continues to experience extended outages. 48 hours later, there is no concrete timeline for restoration of full functionality. This outage follows an event in March 2025 that lasted approximately three hours but highlights the potential financial strain that prolonged downtime can have on user trust and advertising revenue. The recent outage underscores the vulnerability of online platforms and their infrastructure, which could impact businesses like X in the long term.