SOCIAL MEDIA site Twitter is down, according to the latest reports.

Downdetector, an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services, says that Twitter is showing 'possible problems'. 

It says: "User reports indicate possible problems at Twitter. Twitter is a microblog which allows users to publish short messages of 280 characters of less. Twitter users are able to post their tweets from from numerous devices and platforms, including the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, or Windows Phone devices and traditional computers." 

It says the most reported problems are through the app with another 43% percent saying they're having issues on a laptop.