Published 16:58 IST, October 16th 2020

Twitter down: What's the issue and when will the service be back?

Twitter users haven't able to access the platform for a few hours due to a global outage that affected the company's internal system. Scroll on to know.

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Microblogging platform Twitter Inc recently faced a global out due to which millions of users weren't able to send any tweets or access ir timelines. Twitter confirmed that out was a result of an “invertent change” that was deployed in company's internal systems.

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Twitter is over capacity

Twitter was returning an error mess “overcapacity” when tried to access ir timelines. Or users reported that platform was displaying an “Oops, something went wrong” error mess without explaining exact issue. A few uses also received a mess saying "Tweets aren’t loing right w.”

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So, if you are running into any issues while logging in to your Twitter handle or refreshing, it is mostly due to ongoing issue with platform. So, rest assured as it doesn't have anything to do with your Twitter profile or your internet connection. issue is from Twitter's end and it will soon be resolved for all regions.

As per DownDetector, reports of out reached its peak in US by evening, with more than 50,000 reports. However, number went down within a few hours. In India, re were relatively much lesser reports than countries like US and UK.

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Twitter t working - How to fix it?

For users who are experiencing an issue logging in or accessing any Twitter services, re is thing that can be done at your end to resolve issue. All you need to do is wait for company to dress issue and fix it at ir end. Fortunately, platform has assured users that service will be back up for all regions within just a few hours and also confirmed that re wasn't any evidence of a hack or a breach of security. And while servers may still be down in certain locations, it appears that issue has been resolved for most regions.

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Just like any or popular social media platform, Twitter has been experienced outs several times since its inception. A few months ago, social networking service was also targeted by hackers in an attempt to take control of popular personalities including politicians, and celebrities. 

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16:58 IST, October 16th 2020