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A scheduled live discussion on X between Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump encountered significant technical difficulties, delaying the start by over 40 minutes and impacting user access globally.
The conversation, which covered a range of topics including immigration, inflation, and recent political developments, was intermittently inaccessible to many viewers due to what was initially described by Mr. Musk as a “massive DDoS attack on X.”
Cybersecurity experts, however, have expressed skepticism about the likelihood of a DDoS attack being responsible for the disruptions. Anthony Lim, Director of the Centre for Strategic Cyberspace and International Studies, suggested that a surge in user traffic rather than a malicious attack could have overwhelmed the system.
Despite the technical setbacks, both speakers engaged in a comprehensive dialogue, touching on critical issues such as national security, education, and the upcoming presidential election against a backdrop of a resurgent Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
The X team is conducting a thorough investigation into the root cause of the outage and is committed to ensuring the reliability of its platform for all future live events.
“We regret the inconvenience caused to our users and are working diligently to enhance our system to handle extraordinary traffic volumes during major events,” said an X spokesperson.
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