Why is Twitter Over Capacity popular right now?

Twitter experienced some downtime on Thursday due to an elevated error rate. (as of August 5 at 23:29 UTC)
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+6 months
Cacat amat eeaaa -___-.
Defined by @AlfiyyahTN via UberTwitter August 27 at 17:28 UTC
Aug
27
+6 months
Rihanna finally took over her twitter page !
Defined by @MARIE_H0LLYW00D via UberTwitter August 27 at 17:24 UTC
Aug
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+6 months
actually its mostly because people tweet random stuff all the time. but thats technically what twitter was made for...so people can write random things.
Defined by @comolliolli via Twitter for iPhone August 27 at 16:58 UTC
Aug
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+6 months
Twitter experienced some downtime on Thursday due to an elevated error rate.
Defined by @Magnuson via web August 5 at 23:29 UTC
Aug
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+6 months
People are tweeting about the recent overload on the Twitter system, which made updates impossible for a few minutes.
Defined by @PeaGuimaraes via Twitter for iPhone August 5 at 23:29 UTC
Aug
5
+6 months
you aren't myspace.
Defined by @ShaniMallik13 via Twitter for iPhone August 5 at 23:26 UTC
Aug
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+6 months
twittet you are myspace, you're up there with facebook. Don't fail whale on us now.
Defined by @ShaniMallik13 via Twitter for iPhone August 5 at 23:26 UTC
Aug
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+6 months
Twitter I'mma fail whale you in a minute if you dont sort yourself out!!!
Defined by @erelapan via Twitter for iPhone August 5 at 23:21 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Its very annoying :/.
Defined by @Almaarss via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:50 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Is flipping annoying.
Defined by @StephPrattFansx via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:45 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
People are tweeting that Twitter is over capacity.
Defined by @dhyramhrn via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:45 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
THIS IS BECAUSE JUSTIN BIEBER'S FANS ARE TWEETING TOO MUCH ABOUT HIM AND HIS BIEBER FEVER. Get a life!
Defined by @bobsimatupang via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:44 UTC
Jun
15
+4 months
& so is your anal.
Defined by @iCoolswagg_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:43 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter being over capacitaded for quite a while causing problems.
Defined by @ThatKalebGuy via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 08:36 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Shut your tweeting twinds! #tolak@bambangsoesatyo.
Defined by @singgih_sahid via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:35 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Shut your tweeting twinds!!!!
Defined by @iCoolswagg_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:28 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Shut your ass hole!
Defined by @angelintije via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:26 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
SHUT THE TWEET UP!!!
Defined by @iCoolswagg_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:19 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter has been having Over Capacity issues for the last while. People are tweeting their thoughts on it.
Defined by @caitasaurr via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:18 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
blah blah blah. it happens all the time #FAILWHALE.
Defined by @mareeristeski via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 08:17 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
SHUT THE TWEET UP!!!!
Defined by @iCoolswagg_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:13 UTC
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+4 months
We’re currently experiencing site availability issues resulting from the failed enhancement of a new approach to timeline caching. Our infrastructure and operations engineers are currently working to resolve this.
Defined by @benhollberg via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 08:07 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is over capacity because of you. You're too obessed with this. Haha.
Defined by @lolaisonfire via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:05 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is over capacity because of alay-alay's unimportant "bacot."~setuju banget.
Defined by @jasmineapr via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:04 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is over capacity because of alay-alay's unimportant "bacot."
Defined by @Jessicasone via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:03 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
THE TWORLD (twitter world)IS OVVVVERRRR!!!MuWAhhhhhahahaha*evil laugh*.
Defined by @iCoolswagg_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:02 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is over capacity because of alay-alay's "bacot."
Defined by @Jessicasone via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:02 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Karena banyak alay meraja lelaa.~kembalikan mereka ke facebook. «- paling lo kangen ama facebook.~udah pda balik k friendster aja.
Defined by @nisayunisa via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:02 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Please stop tweeting guys.
Defined by @nabilasajaaa via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:02 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Some users may be having troubles with Twitter.
Defined by @benhollberg via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 08:01 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Karena banyak alay meraja lelaa.~kembalikan mereka ke facebook. «- paling lo kangen ama facebook.
Defined by @bhebhel via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:01 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Karena banyak alay meraja lelaa.~kembalikan mereka ke facebook.
Defined by @jasmineapr via UberTwitter June 15 at 08:00 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Karena banyak alay meraja lelaa.
Defined by @adryaaan via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:58 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Stop Tweeting at this time please~ nah lu tweeting juga deh perasaan-_-.
Defined by @jasmineapr via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:57 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
B/c everybody and they moma literally has a twitter & constantly tweets!!!
Defined by @iCoolswagg_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:54 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter know is over capacity. because, so many people are too much tweeting. ~ know??? NOW kaleee bukan KNOW. TAU BEGO.
Defined by @samtjandra via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:54 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter know is over capacity. because, so many people are too much tweeting. ~ know??? NOW kaleee bukan KNOW.~iya ck udik kali.
Defined by @jasmineapr via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:52 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter know is over capacity. because, so many people are too much tweeting. ~ know??? NOW kaleee bukan KNOW.
Defined by @pudcyl via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:49 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter know is over capacity. because, so many people are too much tweeting.
Defined by @LarasShintya via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:49 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Gila ya orang indo terutama yg alay alay ngomongnya sopan dong! Yg bener! ~ kayak lu paling bener aja.
Defined by @pudcyl via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:48 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Stop tweeting for a while!
Defined by @Jessicasone via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:48 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Gila ya orang indo terutama yg alay alay ngomongnya sopan dong! Yg bener!
Defined by @Jessicasone via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:46 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
┌П┐(˘O˘)┌П┐
Defined by @silly_here via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:45 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
NO MORE TWEETS!!!pleasEeee.
Defined by @iCoolswagg_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:43 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
If you want to explain, speak english pls!
Defined by @Jessicasone via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:43 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Tolong ya twitter,,jgn buat pulsa goceng gw jd mubajir gr2 elu yg lemot mulu...
Defined by @egaleghol via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:42 UTC
Jun
15
+4 months
Katanya over capacity? Kok tweet nya di double deh-_- makin over dong-__-.setujuuuuuu.
Defined by @hanny_alcatery via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:41 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Pasti yg nulis explain terakhir itu @princessrizuki deh... Hahaha.
Defined by @Jessicasone via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:41 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Katanya over capacity? Kok tweet nya di double deh-_- makin over dong-__-.
Defined by @jasmineapr via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:38 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
twitter has a problem. possibly twitter will be down for 3 days.
Defined by @JDBworlds via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:34 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Huahahahhaahhahahahahahaha ini keren bgt. Tolol bgt nih tweetnya. Goblok2.
Defined by @ijash via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:34 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Dilarang berisik! Kuping Twitternya jadi budeg! :p. ~ elu sendiri berisik.
Defined by @pudcyl via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:34 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Dilarang berisik! Kuping Twitternya jadi budeg! :p. Galucu.
Defined by @rismafridy via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:34 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Dilarang berisik! Kuping Twitternya jadi budeg! :p.
Defined by @RiriePramadi via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:33 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Just STOP tweeting.
Defined by @iCoolswagg_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:24 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
benerin lah..mane nih empunya twitter.. Ngariel...
Defined by @PullStop via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:21 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Over capacity! Over tweets! Over users.
Defined by @eddenmcfadden via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:21 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
benerin lah..mane nih empunya twitter..
Defined by @itsCheeyy via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:20 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Begini mulu!! Bleguk sia. Goblik.
Defined by @rama25putra via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:17 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Begini mulu!! Bleguk sia.
Defined by @elizarosalie via UberTwitter June 15 at 07:15 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is experiencing a technical difficulty (over capacity) resulting in missing tweets from timeline, repeated tweets, and refresh error.
Defined by @rissiapriyahita via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:47 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
All Tweet appears twice, there is something wrong with twitter? Its make me confused. (‾-‾υ)
Defined by @fikrirafah via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:43 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter being idiot.
Defined by @natindoMARCELL via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:39 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is down and everyone who has twitter complained in their tweets. Result: making it worse.
Defined by @grseldanathalia via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:36 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is down.....and too many people have a twitter.
Defined by @alyandajfanatic via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:22 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
twitter fails and we are mad.
Defined by @luvv_sic via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 06:21 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
┌П┐►_◄┌П┐ Twitter currently over capacity now. Many tweeps discussing their opinions, some of them said twitter is annoying & some of them have a pity on twitter┌П┐
Defined by @ichalmarsyal via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:14 UTC
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+4 months
Twitter currently over capacity now. Many tweeps discussing their opinions, some of them said twitter is annoying & some of them have a pity on twitter┌П┐
Defined by @cicimuutz via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:13 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter currently over capacity now. Many tweeps discussing their opinions, some of them said twitter is annoying & some of them have a pity on twitter.
Defined by @chopamelia via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:10 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is always overcapacity -_-."
Defined by @stephlikesthis_ via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:09 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter dodol overcapacity molo -_-."
Defined by @NadiaDija via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:06 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
How stupid! People are sick of twitter being over capacity. They should do something about it, like quickly! Because, it is so annoying!
Defined by @MrMarkyCbaby via UberTwitter June 15 at 06:00 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
How shocking! People are sick of twitter being over capacity. They should do something about it, like quickly! Because, it is so annoying!
Defined by @hanggi via UberTwitter June 15 at 05:49 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
twitter fails. yet again.
Defined by @luvv_sic via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 05:44 UTC
Jun
15
+4 months
go die somewhere u f-ing whale!! only one.
Defined by @sharanndJustinB via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 05:43 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
f the whale.
Defined by @itsBrock via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 05:37 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
the users of Twitter are getting tired of the stupid whale!
Defined by @BetoGarcia0596 via Twitter for iPhone June 15 at 05:27 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is still experiencing some trouble after yesterday network service interruption.
Defined by @SmurfGalak via web June 13 at 20:21 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is buckling under the pressure. @josephendr. | mesti nambah server?.
Defined by @ardiboo via UberTwitter June 13 at 12:19 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is buckling under the pressure. @josephendr.
Defined by @josephendra via UberTwitter June 13 at 12:07 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is buckling under the pressure. @TommmyPickles.
Defined by @rotub via Twitter for iPhone June 13 at 12:04 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
All because of @alyssawebbxo.
Defined by @MarcMaverick via Twitter for iPhone June 13 at 12:00 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
just tweet a little less guys!
Defined by @beckaymc via UberTwitter June 13 at 11:35 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Pantek nih twitter!!!
Defined by @yogaRP via UberTwitter June 13 at 11:35 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is awesome, but guys! SORT IT OUT! that is all.
Defined by @Abbie_Chad via Twitter for iPhone June 13 at 11:29 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
twitter is awesome, but guys! SORT IT OUT! thats all.
Defined by @Abbie_Chad via Twitter for iPhone June 13 at 11:28 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
twitter.com is often over capacity, and many people upset with that and they tweet this to expressed how upset they are.
Defined by @athirahanum via UberTwitter June 13 at 11:28 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
GWRS @TWITTER WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! GO GO GO FIGHT FIGHT TWITTER YESS!!!
Defined by @dineeys via UberTwitter June 13 at 11:25 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
"Twitter is over capacity" says the whale.
Defined by @nadirakusaeni via Twitter for iPhone June 13 at 11:19 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is busy at the moment. Please wait while we clear you for tweeting. Bbm pin : 2119129F.
Defined by @ryandhikha via UberTwitter June 13 at 11:09 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
twitter cant stand the constant beiber tweeters. stop tweeting about him and everything will be fine.
Defined by @anthiepants via Twitter for iPhone June 13 at 11:08 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
Twitter is busy at the moment. Please wait while we clear you for tweeting.
Defined by @WiiRevolution1 via Twitter for iPhone June 13 at 11:03 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
People are sick with the service of Twitter, lately! Over Capacity is so shame, knowing that Twitter is a big empire now!
Defined by @hanggi via UberTwitter June 13 at 10:52 UTC
Jun
10
+4 months
Cape de over capacity mulu!!!!
Defined by @Yannttii via UberTwitter June 10 at 16:53 UTC
Jun
10
+4 months
Twitter is over capacity because of stupid tweets.
Defined by @gnadarin via UberTwitter June 10 at 16:52 UTC
Jun
10
+4 months
ARIEL PETERPORN BLEW UP TWITTER!!!!
Defined by @vahnhaseo via UberTwitter June 10 at 16:46 UTC
Jun
10
+4 months
Cinber yiing ariel peterporn.
Defined by @dennydf via UberTwitter June 10 at 16:40 UTC
Jun
10
+4 months
There's a lot of tweeting going on so twitter is showing us the whale.
Defined by @wendysaur via UberTwitter June 10 at 16:39 UTC
Jun
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+4 months
JUSTIN BIEBER BLEW UP TWITTER!!!!
Defined by Anonymous via web June 10 at 16:33 UTC
Jun
10
+4 months
How could this happen to Twitter?.
Defined by @MY_an9eL via UberTwitter June 10 at 16:23 UTC

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