Is Twitter down? Issues, outages and errors explained

TWITTER is among the most popular social media networks where users can post and interact with messages known as “tweets.”

On January 20, 2022, some users reported technical issues when attempting to use their website and app.

On January 20, Twitter users reported problems with the social media platform

Is Twitter down?

On Thursday, Twitter users started reporting problems with the social media outlet around 6:30pm EST.

43 percent of users experienced issues with the website while 34 percent reported issues with the app.

An additional 23 percent said that had issues with commenting, according to Down Detector.

“Twitter be slow as bojangleburgers right now,” one user wrote about the issues.

Most of the outages appear to be in larger cities including, Washington D.C., Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, Tampa, and Atlanta.

At this time it remains unclear when the app will be back up and running.

When else has Twitter been down?

There have been various problems and outages for Twitter over the past few months.

Downdetector has reported the following issues with Twitter, including logging in through their website or on their mobile device:

September 1, 2021, at 6.33amSeptember 1, 2021, at 8.13pmSeptember 2, 2021, at 6.21amSeptember 2, 2021, at 4.29pmSeptember 9, 2021,, at 9.01amSeptember 17, 2021, at 2.41pmSeptember 20, 2021, at 12.09pmNovember 8, 2021, at 1.00pm

Getty – ContributorDowndetector has reported five outages for Twitter so far in September[/caption]

How can I check if Twitter is down?

Folks who want to check if their Twitter account is fully operating can try to log into their accounts.

If the message, “This page is down. I scream… You scream… We all scream… for us to fix this page. We’ll stop making jokes and get things up and running soon,” appears, then the site is down for you.

However, despite an uptick in outages, some users are not reporting any issues with Twitter and have full access to the site.

Users can also check Down Detector to see if others are experiencing similar issues with the app.