Problems are being reported with social media site Twitter.

Thousands of users logged issues with accessing the platform on Thursday afternoon.

Users have shared messages via other platforms of an error stating “something went wrong, try again”, reports Bristol Live.

Downdetector, which monitors the status of websites, reports: “User reports indicate problems at Twitter.”

It shows that error reports began to spike shortly before 4pm, with almost 5,000 people logging an issue.

Some users say their Twitter feed is failing to load properly. Others are struggling to send tweets or access certain profiles.

Almost 600 profiles have tweeted @TwitterSupport in the past hour, which is the official support account for the social media site.

People seem to be able to send tweets, but say other aspects of the app are not working.

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