Twitter users are reporting problems with the social media platform on Saturday afternoon, with 4,000 people reporting Twitter down within a few minutes at around 3pm.
Thousands of Twitter users have reported problems but the company has yet to comment and there is no clear reason for the problem.
The first problems began to be reported just after 12pm across the UK and peaked after around three hours.
Users say they have been getting the error message ‘rate-limit exceeded’.
Users reported their problems on the DownDetector site.
User S D BELLETTI said: "All my tweets on my page appear to have vanished, though I can see other people's. Just tells me to reload it but I get the same message. Anyone else?"
ndiewolf505 said: "Twitters down? might get to know my family a bit in the mean time"
Effy Mguni said: "It just says “rate limit exceeded” i could view people’s profiles but just couldn’t refresh my feed. now i can’t view profiles at all now without being met with a “rate limit exceeded” message again."
Twitter is a popular social media platform and online microblogging service that allows users to share and interact with short messages known as "tweets." It was created in 2006 and has since grown into a global platform with millions of active users.
On Twitter, users can post tweets, which are limited to 280 characters (previously 140 characters) in length. These tweets can include text, photos, videos, links, and hashtags. Users can follow other accounts to see their tweets on their timeline, and they can also engage with tweets by liking, retweeting (sharing), and replying to them.
Twitter serves as a platform for real-time information sharing, discussion, and networking. Users can post updates, express their thoughts and opinions, share news, and engage in conversations on various topics. It has become a significant platform for public figures, organizations, businesses, and individuals to connect with their audience, promote content, and engage in social and political discussions.
