Reports submitted to Downdetector show that thousands of people have struggled to load X, with particular hotspots in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta. The problems seem to have started around 10am ET and are continuing at the time of this writing.
Downdetector also shows that people are having difficulty with xAI’s chatbot Grok, although there are fewer reports of problems. Grok was at the center of a controversy in recent weeks when users began creating non-consensual erotic photos of women and girls. Some countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia, have imposed a complete ban on Grok over this issue and several countries have launched investigations.
Attorneys general in California and Arizona have also reportedly launched investigations into Groke. The company has limited access to the tool, and posters on r/Grok complained this week that they can no longer create NSFW content like before.
Ax did not respond to emailed questions Friday, although this is nothing new. Musk hated the news media and used to have an auto-responder that would send poop emojis to all questions from reporters. We didn’t find the poop emoji, but his company, XAI, still does something similar, automatically sending the phrase “Legacy Media Lies” to all reporter questions.
Gizmodo will update this article when we hear back from X.
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