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Donald Trump’s highly anticipated conversation with Elon Musk on X (formerly Twitter) was marred by a series of technical issues and a reported cyber attack. Trump had declared hours before the interview that it would “go down in history,”.
For nearly an hour, millions of users struggled to access the live audio discussion on Spaces, X’s platform for real-time conversations. The page displayed an error message stating, “This space is not available,” leaving many to endure a loop of lo-fi techno music while waiting.
Elon Musk quickly acknowledged the disruption, attributing it to a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack, which aims to overwhelm servers with excessive traffic. The conversation, intended to appeal to “open-minded, independent voters,”.
Trump used the platform to attack Vice President Kamala Harris and revisit old grievances. In the end, while the interview did go down in history.