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Twitter confirms the ability to send tweets is 'broken,' says company is working on a fix

Bryan PietschFeb 8, 2020, 03:27 IST

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Twitter wasn't working properly on Friday afternoon for thousands of users from New York to Los Angeles to London.

Twitter confirmed that the ability to tweet was "broken" and that the company was working to fix the issue.

Thousands of users reported problems with the app and website on Friday afternoon, according to the website Down Detector. The site said that over 8,000 users were reporting issues on the platform at around 4:00 p.m. EST.

While some users reported their Twitter timelines were functioning properly, tweets were not sending.

Most of the issues reported were on the East and West coasts of the United States, as well as in London.

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