Problem with 'internal systems' caused Twitter outage
The outage that hit Twitter Inc. TWTR on Thursday morning was caused by a problem with the social media platform's internal systems.
From the Equity Insider archive. This article dates from Jul 15, 2022 and is preserved as first published.
The outage that hit Twitter Inc. TWTR on Thursday morning was caused by a problem with the social media platform’s internal systems.
TWTR on Thursday morning was caused by a problem with the social media platform’s internal systems.
The outage started just before 8:00 am ET, according to the Downdetector website, which tracks outages and visitors to Twitter saw an “error” message. By 9:03 a.m. ET the platform was back up. “We had some trouble with our internal systems that impacted many of you globally,” tweeted the Twitter Support at 12:37 p.m. ET. “Sorry for the interruption,” it added. Twitter shares ended Thursday’s session down 1.3% at $36.27, outpacing the S&P 500’s SPX 0.3% decline. The company’s stock is down 16.1% this year, compared to the S&P 500’s 20.5% decline.
