Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has largely resumed normal operations following an outage that affected tens of thousands of users across the United States on Saturday, as reported by outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Musk remarked that he is “back to spending 24/7” at his various companies.
At its peak around 8:51 a.m. ET (1251 GMT), Downdetector recorded over 25,800 reports of users encountering issues with the platform. This figure has since dropped to below 650 reports by 12:09 p.m. ET.
Musk shared in a post on X, “Back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms. I must be super focused on X/xAI and Tesla (plus Starship launch next week), as we have critical technologies rolling out.”
Users from various countries, including Germany, Spain, France, India, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, also reported difficulties accessing the platform during the outage, according to Downdetector data.
The platform’s representatives have not responded to a request for comment from Reuters regarding the outage.
In a shift from his political engagements, Musk announced this week that he would significantly cut his political donations. Last year, he had invested nearly $300 million in support of former President Donald Trump’s campaign and other Republican initiatives. This decision signals his realignment of focus to his business interests amid rising investor apprehensions.
Musk has led the Department of Government Efficiency, an initiative aimed at reducing the workforce by tens of thousands and eliminating billions in contracts and grants.
However, his political stance has sparked protests against Tesla in both the U.S. and Europe, contributing to a decline in sales, with the automaker experiencing its first annual drop in deliveries last year.
Investor concerns have been raised regarding the amount of time Musk dedicates to Tesla. In an effort to alleviate these worries, he informed investors last month that he plans to limit his time on DOGE to one or two days per week starting in May.
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