Twitter users reported that the social media site was down on Tuesday morning, with the Downdetector website showing a huge spike in reports of problems in the UK.
Reports that the website and app were experiencing technical difficulties started flooding in to Downdetector from around 1am on Tuesday morning. It appeared to mainly be affecting people using twitter via the website and a computer - but did not affect all users who were doing so.
Twitter, which was recently bought by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, is yet to comment on why users experienced issues, WalesOnline report s. However, the issue seems to have been quickly resolved with reports on the Downdetector website rapidly reducing at around 3am.