Microblogging platform X, and its integrated AI chatbot Grok, on Friday faced a major technical snag as thousands of users globally, including in India, reported that the service was down. ADVERTISEMENTIn India, users in major cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, reported difficulties in refreshing their feeds and posting new updates. Also Read X blocks Grok from generating sexualised AI content amid obscene deepfake backlash"Something went wrong, but don't fret — it's not your fault," the X website displayed. The outage affected both the primary social media feed and the Grok AI service. Those attempting to use Grok reported that the interface remained unresponsive or failed to load entirely.

Source: The Telegraph January 16, 2026 16:34 UTC