Elon Musk’s highly anticipated live interview with Donald Trump on X Spaces was delayed by 42 minutes due to what Musk claimed was a “massive DDoS attack.” However, several sources, including X employees, have disputed this claim, sparking controversy over the incident.
The live conversation between Musk and Trump crashed as soon as it began, with many users unable to access the stream. Those who did manage to get in were met with lo-fi techno music playing from Trump’s account for approximately 30 minutes, followed by several minutes of silence before the stream started at 8:40 pm ET.
Around 18 minutes after the interview was supposed to begin, Musk posted that X had been hit by a massive DDoS attack, which he claimed had saturated the platform’s data lines.
Musk later stated that the system had been tested with 8 million concurrent listeners earlier in the day, which has raised questions about the platform’s ability to handle large volumes of traffic.
This incident has raised concerns about the reliability of X Spaces and Musk’s credibility in explaining technical issues. The controversy surrounding the interview has sparked a heated debate about the platform’s ability to handle high-profile events and Musk’s transparency in addressing technical problems.