According to DownDetector, 174 reports were registered in the past 10 minutes.
Users quickly took to other social media platforms to complain about the outage.
Twitter is down again
— ໊ (@buffys) January 15, 2025
“Twitter is down again,” said one user.
Another said: “I was wondering why everything was going wrong.”
What is a down detector?
Downdetector is an online website where users of popular services such as X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and Virgin Media can report problems with their services.
This site will only report incidents if the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the normal volume for that time.
Downdetector is described on its website as “the place people go when their services aren't working.”
This website monitors disruptions to a variety of major services, including the internet, web hosting platforms, banks, social media, and more.
You can see the full methodology and details of how Downdetector collects status information and detects issues through its website.
This means that users can participate by submitting problem reports on the platform.
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According to Downdetector, indicators of problems are also collected from social media and other elements on the web.
These reports are verified and analyzed in real time.
An incident is detected if the number of reports is significantly higher than the normal average for that particular service.
When users try to investigate an issue, they can see what issues are currently being reported most frequently and see if their region is part of one of the outage hotspots.
Are you using a down detector? Let us know in the comments.
