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  "path": "/news/1983454/x-back-up-after-brief-outage-downdetector-shows",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T16:19:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.dawn.com",
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  "textContent": "Elon Musk’s social media platform X was back up after a brief outage for thousands of users on Wednesday, according to Downdetector.com.\n\nAt its peak, there were more than 34,500 reports of issues with X in the US, according to Downdetector, before coming down to 845 reports as of 11:39am ET.\n\nThe website also showed that 158 users in Pakistan reported issues with the social media platform at 8:21pm. Indian media also reported that the outage affected users in the country.\n\n> \n\nDowndetector tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources. The actual number of affected users may differ from what is shown on Downdetector, as the reports are submitted by users.\n\nX did not immediately respond to a _Reuters’_ request for comment.\n\nLast month, the social media platform was briefly hit by international outages.",
  "title": "X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows"
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