Twitter down: Hundreds of users are reporting issues with the website and mobile app

The troubles on Twitter began around 1pm Monday in the UK with more than 4,500 reports of problems, according to service status website Down Detector

Twitter has been down for some UK users, with reports of the website and mobile app not working for many.

The problem began around 1pm in the UK on Monday, according to service status website Down Detector, with more than 4,500 reports of problems logged on the site.

Some reported that they could not access the platform via broadband but could do so via mobile data, while others stated that they were unable to load or refresh the website on their desktop PC browser.

The social media giant has yet to comment on the issue or confirm a cause for the reported issues.

The company’s service status platform also showed no reported issues affecting the site as of Monday afternoon.