AS IT IS 2016-01-20 Trending Today: OMG! #TwitterDown

AS IT IS 2016-01-20 Trending Today: OMG! #TwitterDown

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Millions of Twitter users² were unable to use the social network Tuesday, as the company suffered a major outage worldwide.

Users across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America reported having problems. The outages prevented many users on computers and smartphones from sharing and receiving updates and other messages.

Twitter users in northern Europe began to report issues Tuesday morning. Smartphone users there received the warning: “Tweets aren’t loading right now.” Several hours later, Twitter access became unavailable in the United States and Canada, at the start of the work day.

A statement on the company’s Twitter page said, “We are aware of the issue and are working towards a resolution.”

The on-again, off-again Twitter outages meant that the hashtag #twitterdown trended worldwide, as Twitter remained unavailable in many countries.

Once users were able to access Twitter again, many posted about what they did during the Twitter outage, instead of writing tweets or checking for updates.

One user¹ tweeted: “With #twitterdown, I spent some time with my family. They seem like good people.”

Words in This Story

outage - n. a period of time when there something (such as electricity) is not working 

load - v. to cause (a program, file, etc.) to begin being used or displayed by a computer

1 user   

n.用户，使用者

参考例句：

• The company is the biggest user of oil.该公司是最大的石油用户。
• The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。

2 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。