The social network X, formerly Twitter, is experiencing technical problems in Spain, according to Downdetectora specialized portal that allows users to report failures or interruptions in digital services in real time.
Down for Everyone or Just Meanother lesser-known portal, has also indicated that they are detecting problems in Spain and the majority of users affirm that the failure has to do with inability to access the website.
The incidents reported on the two websites They seem to focus on using the platform from computersalthough there have also been some complaints about failures when connecting to the server or logging in.
According to both portals, the problems They started this Sunday around 7:30 p.m. and the incidence affects a large part of the Spanish territory, with special incidence in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bilbao, Valencia, Zaragoza or Seville.
Users have reported that the website does not load correctly or that errors occur when trying to access certain sections from the PC.
For now, There has been no official statement from X Corp.the company behind the platform, about the extent or causes of these interruptions.
Why has X fallen?
Outages of a social network like X (Twitter) can occur for various reasons, ranging from technical failures to external problems. Here I explain the most common causes:
1. Server problems
Servers are the backbone of any digital platform. If they fail, the social network may become unavailable. A problem here can be caused by traffic overload, configuration errors, hardware failures, or poorly executed updates.
2. Software errors or bugs on the platform
Changes to the platform code (app or website updates) may introduce errors not detected in the testing phase. The reason for these failures would have to do with the implementation of new functions, poorly tested updates or human errors in the deployment of new versions.
3. DNS (Domain Name System) Problems
The DNS translates the URL (for example, x.com) to the IP address of its servers. If this process fails, users cannot access the site. Among the causes in this case would be bad configurations, DDoS attacks or failures in external DNS providers.
4. Platform maintenance or updates
Sometimes social networks go down intentionally when the company is performing critical maintenance or updates for reasons that have to do with server migration, infrastructure changes, or security updates.
5. DDoS attacks and other security issues
In a DDoS (Denial of Service) attack, thousands of bots send massive requests to the social network’s servers, causing them to overload.
These are malicious attacks by hackersactivist groups (‘hacktivists’) or cybercriminals.
If the social network’s security systems are compromised, the company could choose to take the platform offline to protect user data.
6. Problems in the telecommunications network
Sometimes, the problem is not in the social network, but in the infrastructure of the users’ Internet providers (ISP), that is, it is about failures of the local Internet operators or interruptions in the infrastructure (the wiring submarine, for example).
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