The site’s users were unable to view posts on the website and were only met with a message that said “Welcome to X!” on its homepage.

Users also encountered loading issues on X Pro, formerly known as TweetDeck, with a message that said “Waiting for posts.”

Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources in real time and had confirmed there is a major problem with the site.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk became the boss of Twitter in the latter half of last year in a US$44 billion hostile takeover and since then the company has constantly been in the media spotlight.

In August, Musk took swipe at Australia’s public broadcaster after it announced it would be reducing its presence on the platform.

ABC heads cited “multiple reasons,” which included an increase in “toxic interactions” on Twitter.

Musk, who has radically overhauled the platform since acquiring it in 2022, responded, accusing the ABC of preferencing censorship.

“Well of course they prefer censorship-friendly social media. The Australian public does not,” he tweeted.

All official ABC accounts, excluding @abcnews, @abcsport, @abcchinese and the master @abcaustralia, have been “archived”.

A statement from the ABC explained the decision.

“There are multiple reasons for this decision. In February, we closed three program accounts, for Insiders, News Breakfast and ABC Politics, and the results of that have been positive,” it read.

“Insiders has seen an increase in reach and engagement for its posts on the main @abcnews account.