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In this article, we’ll delve into the mysterious reasons behind Twitter’s latest desktop outage, leaving users logged out and unable to log back in.
We’ll also discuss the platform’s recent instability, potential impacts on its user base, and how it’s affecting Twitter’s reputation and future plans.
Key Takeaways:
- Twitter desktop users are experiencing unexpected logouts with difficulty logging back in.
- The outage coincides with an increase in user complaints on Downdetector.
- Twitter has yet to acknowledge the issue via its official accounts.
- The recent series of issues and outages have raised concerns about Twitter’s stability since Elon Musk’s takeover.
- Despite the growing problems, Twitter is still promoting itself to advertisers and creators as a “super app.”
Unplanned Logouts: Desktop Users Struggling
Twitter has been recently plagued with a wave of unexpected logouts affecting its desktop users.
Many people, including some Verge staffers, have reported being logged out of the Twitter.com desktop website without warning.
What’s more, they are unable to log back in.
The issue seems to be impacting desktop users accessing Twitter via the web. Some of them have even claimed that they are being logged out repeatedly.
As users navigate the Twitter website, the page refreshes, and they are taken to the default page for logged-out users, which displays a curated selection of tweets and options to sign in or create a new account.
Downdetector Reflects User Frustration
The logout problem has not gone unnoticed, as evidenced by the sharp increase in user complaints on the Downdetector website.
This surge in grievances indicates that the issue is relatively widespread, and many users are left frustrated by the logout wave.
As users attempt to regain access to their accounts using various methods, such as signing in through Google or Apple, or by entering a code from a code generator app, they are still unable to access their accounts.
The page refreshes and returns them to the same logged-out page once again.
Twitter’s Silence on the Issue
Even though more people are complaining, Twitter has not publicly acknowledged the issue on its official Twitter or Twitter Support accounts.
This lack of response is making users more upset, as they do not know when a solution will be provided.
The lack of a functional PR department adds to the confusion, with Twitter responding to press inquiries with only a poop emoji.
This cryptic response has left users and the press to speculate on when the issue may be resolved and if a single engineer may have unintentionally crashed something significant.
Post-Musk Takeover: Twitter’s Troubles Pile Up
Twitter’s recent issues and outages have raised concerns about the platform’s stability since Elon Musk’s takeover.
The transition has resulted in significant layoffs of engineering staff, and since then, Twitter has experienced a range of problems.
These issues include glitches with Twitter Circle that exposed private tweets to the public, broken timelines, broken links and images, misfired error messages, and multiple outages.
The current unplanned logout issue is just the latest in a string of problems the platform has faced.
A “Super App” Vision in Jeopardy
Despite the growing list of problems, Twitter continues to promote itself to advertisers and creators as a “super app” with ambitious plans.
The company envisions integrating various services, including payments, into a single platform.
Over the weekend, Elon Musk suggested that media publishers, such as NPR and PBS, could offer micropayments for individual articles through Twitter.
This idea is also being trialed by Twitter rival Post.
However, the constant technical issues are putting Twitter’s credibility at risk. If these problems persist, it could be challenging to sell the platform’s ambitious vision to advertisers and creators.
Conclusion
Twitter’s latest outage serves as a reminder of the platform’s ongoing instability and the challenges it faces in maintaining user trust.
While the company continues to pitch itself as a “super app” with ambitious plans, its credibility may be at stake if these technical issues persist.
For now, Twitter’s desktop users are left in the dark, waiting for a resolution and hoping for a more stable future for the platform.
