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Elon Musk's social media platform X experienced a widespread technical outage on February 16, 2026, affecting thousands of users globally. Downdetector recorded over 41,331 incidents globally, with approximately 1,600 reports from India alone, while reports in the US and UK exceeded 11,000 and 3,300 respectively. Both mobile and desktop versions were affected, with users reporting blank timelines and error messages such as 'Something went wrong.' The company has not released an official statement on the cause of the downtime.

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