short message service
Twitter back online after 45 minutes of disruption
The short message service Twitter is currently struggling with disruptions
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The short message service Twitter was not available via app or browser for about three quarters of an hour. The background to the disruption is still unclear.
Breakdown on Twitter: The short message service was not available in the USA and Europe for about three quarters of an hour on Thursday. The “Downdetector” page showed that users in Europe from around 2 p.m. and in the USA from around 8 a.m. could not access the service. Three quarters of an hour later, the breakdown was apparently fixed.
Twitter initially did not respond to inquiries about the glitch. Minor glitches are common in online networks, but three quarters of an hour is unusual.
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