India, May 31 -- X, platform formerly known as Twitter, was down for thousands worldwide. Several social media users reported issues with posts, replies and DMs. The Elon Musk-led company is yet to respond to the outage. Downdetector, a platform that tracks online outages, showed over 35,000 reports in the US at the time of writing this story.

Here are actionable steps to address issues with posts, replies, and DMs during the ongoing outage:

Visit Downdetector to confirm if the issue is widespread.

Posts and Replies: Refresh the page or app to reload the timeline. If posts or replies don't load, wait a few minutes and try again, as servers may be overloaded.

DMs: If messages fail to send, close the app or browser, reopen, and attempt ...