FIX: Twitter (X) Website Not Opening in Firefox and MS Edge (2024)

- Last updated on May 17, 2024by VG

If Twitter or X social networking website suddenly stopped working in Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge web browsers in your computer and you are getting “Something went wrong, but don’t fret” error message, this article will help you in fixing the issue and making the website opening again in your favorite web browser.

PROBLEM SYMPTOM: Twitter or X Website Not Working in Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge

Today when I tried to open Twitter website in my Firefox web browser, it crashed and displayed following error message:

A “Try again” button was present on the page. Clicking on the button didn’t help and displayed the same error page.

I tried Microsoft Edge web browser which comes preinstalled or bundled with Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems and I received similar error message:

Something went wrong, but don’t fret – it’s not your fault.

A “Refresh” button was given on the page. Again clicking on the button didn’t work and kept displaying the same error page.

The website worked fine in other web browsers such as Google Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi. Only Firefox and Edge browsers were facing issues with Twitter website.

All other websites were opening properly in Firefox and Edge. So there was no issue in the web browsers, Internet connection or the computer system.

PROBLEM REASON: Tracking Protection Causing Twitter or X Website Issue in Firefox and Edge

Today Twitter website URL was permanently changed from twitter.com to x.com and all references to twitter.com started redirecting to x.com automatically. Elon Musk also officially announced about it using this Tweet. When the user opens Twitter website, a small greeting banner is displayed at the bottom with the message “Welcome to x.com. We are letting you know that we are changing our URL”.

The new x.com domain is having compatibility issues with enhanced or strict tracking protection feature available in almost all web browsers. So if the tracking protection feature is enabled in a web browser specially Firefox and Edge, Twitter website will not work and display error messages.

The feature is known as Enhanced tracking protection (strict mode) in Firefox and Strict tracking prevention in Microsoft Edge.

PROBLEM SOLUTION: Disable Tracking Protection in Firefox and Edge to Fix Twitter Website Issue

If you want to open and access Twitter or X website in Firefox and Edge browsers, you’ll need to disable or turn off tracking protection feature in your web browser and the website will start opening again.

You don’t need to disable the feature for all websites, you can just turn off the feature for Twitter (X) website only using following steps:

1. Disable Tracking Protection in Mozilla Firefox to Fix Twitter Website

If you are using Firefox web browser and want to fix Twitter (X) website opening issue, following steps will help you:

STEP 1: Open Twitter or X website in Firefox and click on the Shield icon present at the left-side corner of the address bar.

STEP 2: Now disable or turn off “Enhanced Tracking Protection” toggle option.

Firefox will refresh the webpage and Twitter will start working again in your Firefox web browser.

2. Disable Tracking Prevention in Microsoft Edge to Fix Twitter Website

If you are using Microsoft Edge web browser and want to fix Twitter (X) website opening issue, following steps will help you:

STEP 1: Open Twitter or X website in Edge and click on the Lock icon present at the left-side corner of the address bar.

STEP 2: Now disable or turn off “Tracking prevention for this site (Strict)” toggle option.

Microsoft Edge will refresh the webpage and Twitter will start working again in your Edge web browser.

NOTE: If you face Twitter website opening issue in other web browsers, the same solution mentioned above will help you in fixing the issue.

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