Social media platform X down for users globally

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is suffering outages globally.

According to Downdetector.com, which tracks outages by collating status reports, more than 47,000 US users are facing access issues with X and X Pro.

Some users in the UK and Asia are also unable to view posts on the site with a message that says "Welcome to X!"

X, which is owned by Elon Musk, has been asked for comment.

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