Twitter Gets Significant Backend Server Architecture Changes, Should Feel Faster, Says Elon Musk

Twitter recently received view counts and statistics for all tweets.

Advertisement
By Gadgets 360 with Inputs from ANI | Updated: 29 December 2022 13:41 IST
Highlights
  • Musk said that several major UI improvements will be coming in January
  • More than 8,700 users reported problems with the site recently
  • Twitter recently received a view counter for tweets

The web version of Twitter reportedly suffered a major outages recently

Photo Credit: Twitter

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has planned yet another set of upgrades to the platform. Taking to the microblogging site, the Tesla CEO wrote, "Significant backend server architecture changes rolled out".

"Twitter should feel faster," Musk added. Numerous Twitter users took to the comments with baffled reactions to the sudden announcement.

Advertisement

"Do we need to restart the app?," one user wrote along with a meme featuring Musk holding a telephone captioned "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"

"Faster exactly how? It's always felt the same," another user wrote.

Advertisement

Yet another user wrote, "Yes I needed that ! Thank you Elon for all you do". The update followed an outage of the microblogging platform in the early hours of Thursday.

According to a report by Al Jazeera, the web version of the platform suffered a major outage. It was difficult for many users who were greeted with an error message when they tried signing in. More than 8,700 users reported problems with the site as of 7:30am EST (6pm IST), Al Jazeera reported citing Downdetector, which tracks website outages.

Advertisement

"User reports indicate Twitter is having problems since 7:13 EST," Downdetector said in a tweet. The outage occurs two months after Elon Musk acquired Twitter in a $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3.6 lakh crore) deal.

Meanwhile, the multi-billionaire on Wednesday announced that the new Twitter Policy will not only follow science but also question science, reasonably. "New Twitter policy is to follow the science, which necessarily includes reasoned questioning of the science," Musk tweeted. Musk stated, "Anyone who says that criticising them is doubting science itself cannot be regarded as a scientist," in a follow-up tweet to his initial policy statement.

Advertisement

Meanwhile, Elon Musk recently responded to one of our staff members and stated that several major UI improvements will be coming to Twitter in January. Musk is known to experiment with UI changes on the platform. One such recent change was the rollout of view counts for tweets, which showed views and interaction statistics.


Where did Realme go wrong with the 10 Pro+ 5G? We discuss this on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.
Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.
 

Get your daily dose of tech news, reviews, and insights, in under 80 characters on Gadgets 360 Turbo. Connect with fellow tech lovers on our Forum. Follow us on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News for instant updates. Catch all the action on our YouTube channel.

Further reading: Elon Musk, Twitter, Elon Musk Twitter
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Apple Confirms End of Software Updates for 16 Devices Ahead of Release
  2. HMD C2, HMD C2P Pricing and Specifications Leaked Ahead of Debut
  3. Oppo Reno 16 Pro Global Variant Listed on Geekbench With These Specs
  4. Amazon's Smartchoice Days Sale Brings Discounts on These Tablets and Laptops
  5. Xiaomi's Xring O3 May Use TSMC's 3nm Process, Offer Major Efficiency Gains
  1. Xiaomi's Xring O3 Chip Could Use TSMC's 3nm Process, Deliver Major Efficiency Gains Over Predecessor
  2. iPhone Ultra Spotted Again via Leaked Dummy Images That Offer a Better Look at the Foldable's Design
  3. Samsung's TM Roh Reportedly Plans to Visit BOE in June Amid Galaxy S27 OLED Supply Talks
  4. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Z Flip 8, Watch 9 Reportedly Listed on US FCC Weeks Ahead of Anticipated Debut
  5. Japanese Crypto Exchange Bitbank Limits Polymarket-Related Fund Transfers
  6. Huawei FreeBuds 7i, FreeBuds SE 4 India Launch Date Announced; Colour Options, Key Features Revealed
  7. UK to Follow in Australia’s Footsteps With Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
  8. HMD C2, HMD C2P Price and Design Leak Online; Tipped to Arrive With 6,000mAh Batteries, 6.78-Inch Displays
  9. Pova 8 Pro 5G Launch Seems Imminent as Handset Appears on Google Play Console; Key Specifications Leaked
  10. WhatsApp Reportedly Begins Testing Group Voice and Video Calls for WhatsApp Web Users
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2026. All rights reserved.