Elon Musk's X down during Bad Bunny's halftime show at the Super Bowl
Social media app X has gone down during Bad Bunny's highly-anticipated halftime show at the Super Bowl. The Elon Musk-owned platform crashed for users across the US, according to more than 25,000 reports on the Downdetector website Sunday evening. It came just as Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny stepped out onto the stage at the Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California, at around 5pm local time. The musician, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, performed during the NFL championship final between the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. More than 75 percent of the X outage reports came from app users, while 23 percent came from people trying to access the website. The outage impacted people across the US from New York to Los Angeles, Downdetector data showed. Bad Bunny caused a stir in the MAGA world after he said 'ICE out' during his Grammys speech as he won album of the year last weekend. The political statement inspired protesters to demonstrate against the Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency outside the Super Bowl on Sunday. X users have faced a blackout as the social media app crashed during Bad Bunny's halftime show at the Super Bowl. The Puerto Rican rapper is shown performing at the show The Elon Musk-owned platform crashed for users across the US, according to reports on the Downdetector website Sunday evening ‘Suddenly X is down… Elon musk working hard to make sure we don’t talk about Bad Bunny,’ one user wrote.Another added: ‘Bad Bunny has so much aura that X is being slow and crashing.’The Puerto Rican artist brought out artists including Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin as he took the stage at the halftime extravaganza.Gaga was dressed in a blue sleeveless dress with a plunging neckline as she performed Die With A Smile.However, some online commenters complained that they were unable to offer their comments on the performance.‘Apparently Bad Bunny broke X because it’s going down every 5 seconds for me,’ one user posted.'Did bad bunny make twitter go down?' another asked. 'I can’t see anything.'Join the debateDid YOU notice X crash during Bad Bunny’s halftime show or were you too busy watching? Protesters waved banners reading 'ICE OUT' in a nod to the political statement made by Bad Bunny in his Grammys speech after he won album of the year last week. (Pictured: Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl LX halftime show in San Jose on Sunday evening) Martin joined the reggaeton singer later in the show to perform Lo que le pasó a Hawaii.Some users joked that the performance had irritated X owner Elon Musk.‘Oh elon don’t chew them wires now,’ a commenter said. ‘You lost.’Hundreds of people blocked roads close to the Levi Stadium in Santa Clara to demonstrate against Donald Trump's aggressive deportations. Meanwhile, Trump said he would be skipping the Super Bowl this year over the decision to host the left-leaning rapper.White House press secretary Leavitt was asked whether Trump's Mar-a-Lago watch party would tune in to Bad Bunny at halftime or Kid Rock, who will be performing at Turning Point USA's own halftime show.Leavitt said: 'I think the president would much prefer a Kid Rock performance over Bad Bunny. I must say that.'However, some X users said they could not view or comment on that alternative show either.‘We could not see anything,’ another user said. ‘X sucks and went down just like all ways [sic]. However, TPUSA had earlier shared the show would not be available on X. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara hosts the Seattle Seahawks against New England PatriotsBad Bunny did not address the MAGA backlash during a Super Bowl press conference in San Francisco ahead of his performance, but insisted 'the world' would be happy after his 13-minute show.'The world is going to be happy this Sunday, (as well as) the whole country,' he said. 'There’s a lot of people that love me around the world, not just the Latino people. 'To be on the biggest stage in the world is something that I never thought (possible). 'You always have to be proud of who you are and feel comfortable being yourself, being proud about your history and where you are from and don't let that limit yourself.'A lot of people stop me at the street or the airport, Americans in the United States, Mexico, French and say "I know you’re going to do a great performance at the Super Bowl."'Another anti-MAGA band, Green Day, also performed at the show. Earlier this week, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong called out the Trump administration during a show and he has previously changed lyrics to their hit 'American Idiot' to: 'I'm not part of a MAGA agenda.'
