Twitter Outage Resolved
Tweeter’s service hiccup was finally fixed after a scary-black‑out that had thousands of users around the globe staring at a frozen screen on Thursday, July 14. Talk about a digital cliffhanger.
How Bad Was It?
- Near three‑hour blackout – the downtime lasted close to 180 minutes, stopping users from checking tweets or sending DM’s.
- Peak impact – the most severe point hit about 50,000 users around 8:15 am ET (8:15 pm Singapore), according to Downdetector.
- No‑one‑left‑behind – While the numbers seem small, anyone who relied on Twitter for the day’s news or memes felt the sting.
Twitter’s Quick Spin‑Up
The company posted a brief apology tweet, saying, “We ran into a glitch with our internal systems that kept many of you grounded. We’re back and ready to post again.” This short message was all the reassurance most users needed.
The Cloud Throw‑away
Though Twitter is hosted on Amazon Web Services, it also has Google Cloud as a backup. Analyst Brian Fitzgerald of Wells Fargo Securities ruled out any trouble from those cloud providers, pointing to a hiccup inside Twitter’s own code instead.
Another Outage in the Same Year
Twitter hasn’t been entirely new to outages – a February blunder earlier this year was blamed on a software glitch. And let’s not forget Meta’s six‑hour outage in October that left WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger fans frozen in digital limbo.
Dead‑Sea‑Level Drama
Back in the day, Twitter used the iconic “Fail Whale” illustration, featuring a beluga surfboard‑ridden by birds. While that image has died long ago, the moniker “Fail Whale” still echoes for anyone remembering those early, glitch‑laden days.
Stock‑Market Reaction
Tuning back the dial, Twitter’s shares dipped a touch – roughly 1 % lower at $36.42 (S$51.12) when the news hit the usual trading day.
