DeSantis , Campaign Launch Announcement , Crashes Twitter Livestream.<br />DeSantis , Campaign Launch Announcement , Crashes Twitter Livestream.<br />On May 24, Twitter's livestream of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' <br />announcement of his bid to become president of the <br />United States experienced a number of technical issues. .<br />On May 24, Twitter's livestream of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' <br />announcement of his bid to become president of the <br />United States experienced a number of technical issues. .<br />CNN reports that the livestream crashed <br />and was delayed as hundreds of thousands of <br />users logged on to see DeSantis' announcement.<br />CNN reports that the livestream crashed <br />and was delayed as hundreds of thousands of <br />users logged on to see DeSantis' announcement.<br />The livestreamed event, which was hosted <br />on Twitter Spaces, saw audio cut in and out <br />for the beginning of the stream. .<br />CNN reports that while over 500,000 Twitter users signed <br />on to view the event, after the crash, only 250,000 <br />users signed back in to view the relaunched stream.<br />CNN reports that while over 500,000 Twitter users signed <br />on to view the event, after the crash, only 250,000 <br />users signed back in to view the relaunched stream.<br />The news comes following a number of <br />technical issues since Elon Musk took <br />over the social media platform in 2022. .<br />The news comes following a number of <br />technical issues since Elon Musk took <br />over the social media platform in 2022. .<br />Multiple service outages have <br />impacted users ability to access Twitter, <br />to view images or their timeline.<br />Following DeSantis' livestream, Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks addressed the issues, blaming the limited capacity of Twitter's servers for the problems. .<br />Following DeSantis' livestream, Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks addressed the issues, blaming the limited capacity of Twitter's servers for the problems. .<br />I think it crashed because when you multiply <br />a half-million people in a room by an account <br />with over 100 million followers, which is <br />Elon’s account, I think that creates just <br />a scalability level that was unprecedented, David Sacks, Tech entrepreneur, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that Twitter's Spaces was <br />not intended to host events with <br />hundreds of thousands of listeners. .<br />Sacks also attempted to spin the crash in a positive <br />direction following the hour long event, saying, , “It’s not how you started, it’s how <br />you finish and we finished strong.”
