DeSantis , Campaign Launch Announcement , Crashes Twitter Livestream.br DeSantis , Campaign Launch Announcement , Crashes Twitter Livestream.br On May 24, Twitter's livestream of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' br announcement of his bid to become president of the br United States experienced a number of technical issues. .br On May 24, Twitter's livestream of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' br announcement of his bid to become president of the br United States experienced a number of technical issues. .br CNN reports that the livestream crashed br and was delayed as hundreds of thousands of br users logged on to see DeSantis' announcement.br CNN reports that the livestream crashed br and was delayed as hundreds of thousands of br users logged on to see DeSantis' announcement.br The livestreamed event, which was hosted br on Twitter Spaces, saw audio cut in and out br for the beginning of the stream. .br CNN reports that while over 500,000 Twitter users signed br on to view the event, after the crash, only 250,000 br users signed back in to view the relaunched stream.br CNN reports that while over 500,000 Twitter users signed br on to view the event, after the crash, only 250,000 br users signed back in to view the relaunched stream.br The news comes following a number of br technical issues since Elon Musk took br over the social media platform in 2022. .br The news comes following a number of br technical issues since Elon Musk took br over the social media platform in 2022. .br Multiple service outages have br impacted users ability to access Twitter, br to view images or their timeline.br Following DeSantis' livestream, Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks addressed the issues, blaming the limited capacity of Twitter's servers for the problems. .br Following DeSantis' livestream, Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks addressed the issues, blaming the limited capacity of Twitter's servers for the problems. .br I think it crashed because when you multiply br a half-million people in a room by an account br with over 100 million followers, which is br Elon’s account, I think that creates just br a scalability level that was unprecedented, David Sacks, Tech entrepreneur, via CNN.br CNN reports that Twitter's Spaces was br not intended to host events with br hundreds of thousands of listeners. .br Sacks also attempted to spin the crash in a positive br direction following the hour long event, saying, , “It’s not how you started, it’s how br you finish and we finished strong.