It’s the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world, but it appears that Twitter has crashed this afternoon. 

According to Down Detector, the issues started at around 13:13 BST and are affecting users worldwide. 

MailOnline has contacted Twitter for comment.  

It's the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world, but it appears that Twitter has crashed this afternoon

It's the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world, but it appears that Twitter has crashed this afternoon

It’s the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world, but it appears that Twitter has crashed this afternoon

While the reason for the outage remains unclear, more than 4,100 reports have been logged on Down Detector

While the reason for the outage remains unclear, more than 4,100 reports have been logged on Down Detector

While the reason for the outage remains unclear, more than 4,100 reports have been logged on Down Detector

While the reason for the outage remains unclear, more than 4,100 reports have been logged on Down Detector. 

Of those who reported issues, 56 per cent said they were having problems with the website, 37 per cent with the app, and seven per cent with their feed. 

MailOnline tried to access the Twitter website, and was met with the notorious ‘spinning wheel of doom.’

MailOnline tried to access the Twitter website, and was met with the notorious 'spinning wheel of doom'

MailOnline tried to access the Twitter website, and was met with the notorious 'spinning wheel of doom'

MailOnline tried to access the Twitter website, and was met with the notorious ‘spinning wheel of doom’

This post first appeared on Dailymail.co.uk

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