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{{About|the social media platform|its predecessor|Twitter|the defunct online bank|X.com (bank)||X.com}}
{{Short description|American social networking service}}
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| former_name = [[Twitter]] (2006–2023)
| logo = X logo 2023.svg
| logo_size = 100px
| logo_caption = Logo used since July 2023{{efn|The logo resembles the mathematical symbol {{unichar|1D54F|Mathematical Double-Struck Capital X|nlink=wikt:{{proper name|𝕏}}}}.<ref name=":16">{{Cite news |last=Ashworth |first=Louis |date=July 24, 2023 |title=The logo of X, formerly Twitter, wasn't actually stolen |work=[[Financial Times]] |url=https://www.ft.com/content/da262b2a-f39a-466b-9b2f-2f8fa84f0117 |url-status=live |access-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230724190202/https://www.ft.com/content/da262b2a-f39a-466b-9b2f-2f8fa84f0117 |archive-date=July 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1683301504248061952|user=elonmusk|title={{proper name|𝕏}}|first=Elon Reeve|last=Musk|author-link=Elon Musk|access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref>}}
| screenshot = Screen of X (Twitter).png
| caption = X homepage visited while logged out in {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}
| company_type = <!-- Go to X Corp. for the main page -->
| website_type = [[Social networking service]]
| native_clients = {{hlist|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[iOS]]|[[iPadOS]]|[[Fire OS|Amazon Fire Tablet]]}}
| language = Multilingual
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2006|03|21}}, in [[San Francisco]], California, U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide, except [[Censorship of Twitter|blocking countries]]
| founder = {{Unbulleted list|class=nowrap|[[Jack Dorsey]]|[[Noah Glass]]|[[Biz Stone]]|[[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)|Evan Williams]]}}
| chairman = [[Elon Musk]]
| owner = {{Unbulleted list|[[Odeo]] (March–October 2006)|[[Obvious Corporation]] (2006–2007)|[[Twitter, Inc.]] (2007–2023)|[[X Corp.]] (2023–present)}}
| CEO = [[Linda Yaccarino]]
| url = {{URL|https://x.com/|x.com}}
| registration = Required{{efn|Registration is not required to view individual posts accessed via a direct link (not inclusive of any replies to the post or parent posts to a reply) or to view the top posts of some accounts.}}
| num_users = 550&nbsp;million [[monthly active users|MAU]] (September 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolodny |first=Lora |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is moving to monthly subscription fees and has 550 million users |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/musk-says-twitter-now-x-is-moving-to-monthly-subscriptions.html |access-date=September 19, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918225046/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/musk-says-twitter-now-x-is-moving-to-monthly-subscriptions.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2006|07|15}}
| current_status = Active
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| footnotes =
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'''X''', commonly referred to by its former name [[Twitter]], is a social networking service based in the United States. With over 500 million users, it is one of the world's largest [[Social media|social media websites]] and the [[List of most-visited websites|fifth-most visited website in the world]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Websites Ranking |url=https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210041116/https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |website=Similarweb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=twitter.com |url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/twitter.com/#geography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110005300/https://www.similarweb.com/website/twitter.com/#geography |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |website=Similarweb.com}}</ref> Users can share short text messages, images, and videos in [[Microblogging|posts]] and [[Like button|like]] or [[Retweet|repost]] other users' content.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Conger |first=Kate |date=August 3, 2023 |title=So What Do We Call Twitter Now Anyway? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/technology/twitter-x-tweets-elon-musk.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012220459/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/technology/twitter-x-tweets-elon-musk.html |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=August 29, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> X also includes [[Direct message|direct messaging]], video and audio calling, bookmarks, lists and communities, and Spaces, a social audio feature. Users can vote on context added by approved users using the [[Community Notes]] feature.

The service is owned by the American company [[X Corp.]]. X, then know as Twitter, was created in March 2006 by [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)|Evan Williams]], and was launched in July of that year. It grew quickly; by 2012 more than 100 million users produced 340 million posts per day.<ref name="Twitter-2012">{{cite web |date=March 21, 2012 |title=Twitter turns six |url=https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206120727/https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six |archive-date=February 6, 2017 |access-date=August 29, 2014 |via=Twitter}}</ref>

[[Elon Musk]] completed [[acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk|his acquisition of Twitter]] in October 2022; Musk acted as [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Twitter]] until June 2023 when he was succeeded by [[Linda Yaccarino]].<ref name="fortuennewceo">{{Cite news |last=Rosa Royle |first=Orianna |date=June 13, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's new CEO Linda Yaccarino issues first rallying cry to employees: 'Let's dig our heels in (4 inches or flat!) and build Twitter 2.0 together' |work=Fortune |url=https://fortune.com/2023/06/13/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino-staff-memo-email/ |access-date=June 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613115131/https://fortune.com/2023/06/13/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino-staff-memo-email/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter was then [[Twitter#Rebrand to X|rebranded to X]] in July 2023. Initially during Musk's tenure, Twitter introduced a series of reforms and management changes; the company reinstated a number of previously [[Twitter suspensions|banned accounts]], reduced the workforce by approximately 80%, closed one of Twitter's three data centers, and largely eliminated the [[content moderation]] team, replacing it with the [[crowd-sourced]] [[fact-checking]] system [[Community Notes]].

In November 2022, Twitter then began offering [[Twitter verification#Since November 2022|paid verification checkmarks]], followed by [[Twitter verification#Removal of legacy verification|removing legacy verification]]. In December, the [[Twitter Files]] were released and a number of [[December 2022 Twitter suspensions|journalists suspended]] from the platform. The following year, a variety of further changes were made; [[API|API access]] restrictions, developer agreements updated, [[transgender]] hate conduct policies relaxed, and news headlines removed from posts. Temporary measures also occurred; media outlets were labeled as "state-affiliated" causing controversy, restrictions to viewing tweets<ref>{{cite web |date=July 3, 2023 |title=Twitter didn't just block unregistered users, it blocked Google Search |url=https://searchengineland.com/twitter-didnt-just-block-unregistered-users-it-blocked-google-search-428943 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722185510/https://searchengineland.com/twitter-didnt-just-block-unregistered-users-it-blocked-google-search-428943 |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=searchengineland}}</ref> and sending direct messages, as well as links to specific external websites being blocked or delayed. One year after Musk's acquisition, active user engagement on the mobile app had declined 16% and the value of the company is estimated to be down between 55% and 65%, below the acquisition price of $44 billion.

After stepping down to [[Chief technology officer|CTO]], Musk remained the subject of criticism over viral [[misinformation]] and [[disinformation]], an increase in [[hate speech]] such as [[anti-LGBT rhetoric]], as well as a number of [[antisemitism]] controversies. In response to certain claims, X Corp. has served lawsuits against nonprofit organizations [[Media Matters for America|Media Matters]] and the [[Center for Countering Digital Hate]] for their analysis. Musk has defended the approach to content moderation as "[[freedom of speech]], not freedom of reach",<ref name="Piemontese-20232">{{Cite magazine |last=Piemontese |first=Antonio |date=June 28, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Seeks Support Against Rules on Free Speech Online |url=https://www.wired.com/story/vivatech-elon-musk-announcement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703012121/https://www.wired.com/story/vivatech-elon-musk-announcement/ |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> previously describing the platform as having [[liberal bias]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Elliott |first=Vittoria |title=Elon Musk Has Put Twitter's Free Speech in Danger |url=https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-free-speech-musk-takeover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107150148/https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-free-speech-musk-takeover/ |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Musk has described X as a "digital [[town square]]", with the vision of becoming an "[[everything app]]".<ref name="Ortutay-20232">{{Cite web |last=Ortutay |first=Barbara |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure. |url=https://apnews.com/article/twitter-spaces-musk-desantis-presidential-f1d67097d0ec19616bd0b0d320cb27d1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123130932/https://apnews.com/article/twitter-spaces-musk-desantis-presidential-f1d67097d0ec19616bd0b0d320cb27d1 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Commentators have described it as a "free speech [[wiktionary:free-for-all|free-for-all]]",<ref name="Burgess-20222">{{Cite web |last=Burgess |first=Jean |date=April 27, 2022 |title=The 'digital town square'? What does it mean when billionaires own the online spaces where we gather? |url=http://theconversation.com/the-digital-town-square-what-does-it-mean-when-billionaires-own-the-online-spaces-where-we-gather-182047 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121034635/http://theconversation.com/the-digital-town-square-what-does-it-mean-when-billionaires-own-the-online-spaces-where-we-gather-182047 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref> "free-for-all [[hellscape]]",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrow |first=Allison |date=December 6, 2022 |title=Welcome to the 'free-for-all hellscape' that is Twitter {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/business/nightcap-twitter-neo-nazi/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519030010/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/business/nightcap-twitter-neo-nazi/index.html |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> and as a [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] social network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warzel |first=Charlie |date=May 23, 2023 |title=Twitter Is a Far-Right Social Network |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/elon-musk-ron-desantis-2024-twitter/674149/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125171248/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/elon-musk-ron-desantis-2024-twitter/674149/ |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mahdawi |first=Arwa |date=June 3, 2023 |title=Twitter's rightwing takeover is complete. Why are liberals still on it? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/03/twitter-conservative-media-elon-musk-ron-desantis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125172226/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/03/twitter-conservative-media-elon-musk-ron-desantis |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The platform garnered favorable attention from [[conservatives]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 18, 2022 |title=Why Does Elon Musk's Potential Twitter Takeover Scare the Media So Much? |url=https://reason.com/2022/04/18/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-poison-pill-media-speech/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423095946/https://reason.com/2022/04/18/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-poison-pill-media-speech/ |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>

== Background ==
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{{excerpt|Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk|templates=0|files=0|references=no}}Following Twitter's change in ownership, Musk began referring to the platform as "X/Twitter"<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1681461754071601153 |user=elonmusk |title=Great work by the X/Twitter team |first=Elon Reeve |last=Musk |author-link=Elon Musk |access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1681307045277093891 |user=elonmusk |title=Using your own inline ads is fine for now, until X/Twitter can offer this |first=Elon Reeve |last=Musk |author-link=Elon Musk |access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1674694809036922882 |user=elonmusk |title=Subscribe to X/Twitter Blue |first=Elon Reeve |last=Musk |author-link=Elon Musk |access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref> and "X (Twitter)",<ref>{{Cite web |title=xAI: Understand the Universe |url=https://x.ai/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730202958/https://x.ai/ |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=[[xAI (company)|x.ai]] |language=en}}</ref> and renamed several features to remove references to bird-oriented terminology, including Birdwatch to Community Notes<ref name="Biron-2022">{{Cite web |last=Biron |first=Bethany |title=Elon Musk said Twitter's Birdwatch feature will be renamed 'Community Notes' and is aimed at 'improving information accuracy' amid growing content-moderation concerns |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-renames-birdwatch-community-notes-touts-improving-accuracy-2022-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115023929/https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-renames-birdwatch-community-notes-touts-improving-accuracy-2022-11 |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> and Quote Tweets to Quotes.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1612948317390139393 |user=PopCrave |title=Twitter's latest UI change has renamed 'Quote Tweets' to 'Quotes,' and moved tweet views to a different row. The device a user is tweeting from is also visible again. |author-link=Pop Crave |access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref>

== History ==
On July 23, 2023, Musk confirmed Twitter's rebrand to X, which started when the [[X.com]] domain (formerly associated with PayPal) began redirecting to Twitter;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Wes |date=July 23, 2023 |title=Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/23/23804629/twitters-rebrand-to-x-may-actually-be-happening-soon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013162439/https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/23/23804629/twitters-rebrand-to-x-may-actually-be-happening-soon |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |access-date=July 23, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref> the logo was changed from the bird to the X the next day,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter changes logo to 'X', replacing blue bird symbol. |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/23/elon-musk-says-he-will-change-twitters-blue-bird-logo-to-an-x |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724022444/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/23/elon-musk-says-he-will-change-twitters-blue-bird-logo-to-an-x |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=July 24, 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> and the platform's official main and associated accounts also began using the letter X within their handles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roth |first1=Emma |date=July 25, 2023 |title=Elon Musk just changed Twitter's logo again — sort of |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/25/23807418/twitter-x-logo-design-change-elon-musk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725203202/https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/25/23807418/twitter-x-logo-design-change-elon-musk |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Verge}}</ref> The @x handle was originally owned by photographer Gene X Hwang, who registered it in 2007. Hwang had expressed willingness to sell the handle, but received an email on July 25, 2023, stating that the company was taking it. He was offered some X merchandise and a meeting with the company's leaders, but no financial benefits.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Titcomb |first=James |date=July 26, 2023 |title='They just took it': Elon Musk takes over @x Twitter account without paying owner |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/26/x-twitter-handle-account-owner-not-paid-elon-musk-rebrand/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726094318/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/26/x-twitter-handle-account-owner-not-paid-elon-musk-rebrand/ |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> The [[Android (operating system)|Android]] app's name and icon were changed to X on [[Google Play]] by July 27; the same change went live on the [[App Store (iOS/iPadOS)|App Store]] on July 31 after Apple granted an exception to its minimum character length of 2.<ref>{{cite web |title=X (Previously Twitter) 10.0.0-beta.0 (Arm64-v8a) (480-640dpi) (Android 6.0+) APK Download by X Corp |url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/x-corp/twitter/twitter-10-0-0-beta-0-release/twitter-10-0-0-beta-0-android-apk-download/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730204542/https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/x-corp/twitter/twitter-10-0-0-beta-0-release/twitter-10-0-0-beta-0-android-apk-download/ |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=X (Previously Twitter) 10.0.0-release.0 (Nodpi) (Android 6.0+) APK Download by X Corp |url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/x-corp/twitter/twitter-10-0-0-release-0-release/twitter-10-0-0-release-0-android-apk-download/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730204547/https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/x-corp/twitter/twitter-10-0-0-release-0-release/twitter-10-0-0-release-0-android-apk-download/ |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 31, 2023 |title=Twitter gets special permission to be 'X' in the iOS App Store |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/31/23813883/twitter-x-ios-app-store-iphone-apple-elon-musk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731152819/https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/31/23813883/twitter-x-ios-app-store-iphone-apple-elon-musk |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> Around that time, some more elements of the Twitter branding were removed from the web version, including tweets being renamed to "posts".<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2023 |title=As Musk renames Twitter to X; 'Tweets' now 'posts', 'retweets' become 'reposts': Report |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/twitter-latest-news-elon-musk-x-tweet-to-be-called-post-101690642819088.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813172330/https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/twitter-latest-news-elon-musk-x-tweet-to-be-called-post-101690642819088.html |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |access-date=August 14, 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

The rebrand was described as unusual, given that Twitter's brand was already strong internationally, with words like "tweet" having entered common language.<ref name="CBC 2023 y171">{{cite web |date=July 26, 2023 |title=Twitter was the Holy Grail of branding. Then Elon Musk ditched it. Experts question why |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/twitter-elon-musk-branding-x-1.6917161 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810233741/https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/twitter-elon-musk-branding-x-1.6917161 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=August 9, 2023 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> The rebranding has been criticized on the basis that the [[Trademark|trademarkability]] of the name and logo is weak: there are almost 900 companies in the U.S. that own an ''X'' trademark,<ref>{{cite news |date=July 25, 2023 |title=Why Twitter's rebrand to X could be legally challenging |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-trademark-x-com-rebrand/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804171027/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-trademark-x-com-rebrand/ |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=August 4, 2023 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> including an existing social media-related logo owned by [[Meta Platforms]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sheth |first1=Sonam |last2=Sundar |first2=Sindhu |title=Meta already appears to hold the rights to 'X.' It could make Twitter's rebrand complicated. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-holds-rights-to-x-twitter-rebrand-elon-musk-2023-7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804171025/https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-holds-rights-to-x-twitter-rebrand-elon-musk-2023-7 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=August 4, 2023 |work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> The X logo uses a [[blackboard bold]] X, a character that has appeared in mathematical textbooks since the 1970s and that is included in [[Unicode]] as {{unichar|1D54F|Mathematical double-struck capital X}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter's new 'X' logo looks suspiciously like a Unicode character - Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-x-logo-unicode-math-textbooks-2023-7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110050123/https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-x-logo-unicode-math-textbooks-2023-7 |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Musk rushes out new Twitter logo—it's just an X that someone tweeted at him |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/musk-rushes-out-new-twitter-logo-its-just-an-x-that-someone-tweeted-at-him/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730052415/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/musk-rushes-out-new-twitter-logo-its-just-an-x-that-someone-tweeted-at-him/ |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |access-date=August 4, 2023 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref>

A few days after the rebrand took effect, an [[AP Stylebook]] update recommended that journalists refer to the platform as "X, formerly known as Twitter".<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Conger |first=Kate |date=August 3, 2023 |title=So What Do We Call Twitter Now Anyway? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/technology/twitter-x-tweets-elon-musk.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012220459/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/technology/twitter-x-tweets-elon-musk.html |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=August 29, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In September 2023, ''Ad Age'', citing ''The Harris Poll'', noted that the rebranding had not publicly caught on, with the majority of users as well as notable brands still referring to X as "Twitter".<ref name="Nudd 2023 w646">{{cite web |last=Nudd |first=Tim |date=September 15, 2023 |title=Twitter users don't want to call it X — Inside the platform's marketing challenge |url=https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/twitter-users-dont-want-call-it-x-inside-platforms-marketing-challenge/2516031 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915163111/https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/twitter-users-dont-want-call-it-x-inside-platforms-marketing-challenge/2516031 |archive-date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Advertising Age}}</ref>

On May 17, 2024, the URL was officially changed from twitter.com to x.com.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cartwright |first=Jason |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Goodbye Twitter.com, Welcome to X.com |url=https://techau.com.au/goodbye-twitter-com-welcome-to-x-com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515082607/https://techau.com.au/goodbye-twitter-com-welcome-to-x-com/ |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=techAU |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 17, 2024 |title=Twitter's domain is now officially x.com, Elon Musk 'tweets' |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/twitters-domain-is-now-officially-x-com-elon-musk-tweets/articleshow/110198217.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517063326/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/twitters-domain-is-now-officially-x-com-elon-musk-tweets/articleshow/110198217.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== Appearance and features ==

=== Posts ===
Posts are publicly visible by default, but senders can restrict message delivery to only their followers. Users can mute users they do not wish to interact with, block accounts from viewing their posts, and remove accounts from their followers list.<ref>{{cite news |title=Know Your Twitter Terms: 'Block' vs. 'Mute' |url=https://www.wired.com/wiredinsider/2014/02/know-your-twitter-terms-block-vs-mute/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809173858/https://www.wired.com/wiredinsider/2014/02/know-your-twitter-terms-block-vs-mute/ |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |access-date=July 20, 2020 |magazine=Wired}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gibbs |first=Samuel |date=May 13, 2014 |title=13 reasons to mute people on Twitter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/13/twitter-mute-unfollow-block-reason-secret-abuse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119144643/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/13/twitter-mute-unfollow-block-reason-secret-abuse |archive-date=January 19, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2020 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 11, 2021 |title=Now every Twitter web user can 'soft block' annoying followers |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/11/22721218/twitter-soft-block-remove-follower-web |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014130113/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/11/22721218/twitter-soft-block-remove-follower-web |archive-date=October 14, 2021 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |work=The Verge}}</ref> Users can post via the X website, compatible external applications (such as for [[Smartphone|smartphones]]), or by [[Short Message Service]] (SMS) available in certain countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Using Twitter with Your Phone |url=http://help.twitter.com/entries/14226-how-to-find-your-twitter-short-long-code |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315200218/http://help.twitter.com/entries/14226-how-to-find-your-twitter-short-long-code |archive-date=March 15, 2010 |access-date=June 1, 2010 |publisher=Twitter Support |quote=We currently support 2-way (sending and receiving) Twitter SMS via short codes and one-way (sending only) via long codes.}}</ref> Users may subscribe to other users' posts—this is known as "following" and subscribers are known as "followers".<ref name="lists1">{{cite web |author=Stone, Biz |date=October 30, 2009 |title=There's a List for That |url=http://blog.twitter.com/2009/10/theres-list-for-that.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429143525/http://blog.twitter.com/2009/10/theres-list-for-that.html |archive-date=April 29, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |via=Twitter}}</ref> Individual posts can be forwarded by other users to their own feed, a process known as a "repost". Users can also "quote",<ref name="verge-quotetweet">{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Jon |date=September 1, 2020 |title=Twitter quote tweets are now easier to find |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21409925/twitter-quote-tweets-counter-retweet-with-comments-interface-ratiod |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228084308/https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21409925/twitter-quote-tweets-counter-retweet-with-comments-interface-ratiod |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |access-date=May 23, 2021 |work=The Verge}}</ref> a feature that allows users to add a comment to their post, imbedding one post in the other.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shu |first=Catherine |date=April 7, 2015 |title=Twitter Officially Launches Its 'Retweet With Comment' Feature |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/06/retweetception/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522133353/https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/06/retweetception/ |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2021 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref> Users can also "[[Like button|like]]" individual posts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Twitter officially kills off favorites and replaces them with likes |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9661180/twitter-vine-favorite-fav-likes-hearts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009213148/https://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9661180/twitter-vine-favorite-fav-likes-hearts |archive-date=October 9, 2017 |access-date=November 4, 2015 |work=The Verge}}</ref>

The counters for "likes", "reposts", and replies appear next to the respective buttons in timelines such as on profile pages and search results. Counters for likes and reposts exist on a post's standalone page too.

Users can group posts together by topic or type by use of [[Hashtag|hashtags]] – words or phrases prefixed with a "<code>#</code>" sign. Similarly, the "<code>@</code>" sign followed by a [[username]] is used for mentioning or replying to other users.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strachan |first=Donald |date=February 19, 2009 |title=Twitter: How To Set Up Your Account |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/4698589/Twitter-how-to-set-up-your-account.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/4698589/Twitter-how-to-set-up-your-account.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |access-date=February 13, 2011 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hashflags are special hashtags that automatically generate a custom [[emoji]] next to them for a certain period of time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magdaleno |first=Alex |date=June 11, 2014 |title=Raise Your 'Hashflags': Twitter Reintroduces World Cup Hashtags |url=https://mashable.com/2014/06/10/world-cup-twitter-hashflags/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516165640/https://mashable.com/2014/06/10/world-cup-twitter-hashflags/ |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Mashable}}</ref> Hashflags may be generated by X themselves<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2021 |title=Twitter hashflags call out support for the Asian American community: Thursday Wake-Up Call |url=https://adage.com/article/media/twitter-hashflags-call-out-support-asian-american-community-thursday-wake-call/2322671 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516230050/https://adage.com/article/media/twitter-hashflags-call-out-support-asian-american-community-thursday-wake-call/2322671 |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Advertising Age}}</ref> or be purchased by corporations.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Lauren |date=February 2, 2016 |title=Twitter's Branded Emojis Come With a Million-Dollar Commitment |url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/twitters-branded-emojis-come-million-dollar-commitment-169327/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516165639/https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/twitters-branded-emojis-come-million-dollar-commitment-169327/ |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> To repost a message from another X user and share it with one's own followers, a user can click the repost button within the post. Users can reply to other accounts' replies. Users can hide replies to their messages and select who can reply to each of their posts before sending them: anyone, accounts who follow the poster, verified accounts, specific accounts, or none.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=May 20, 2020 |title=Twitter is testing a way to let you limit replies to your tweets |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21265090/twitter-testing-limited-replies-tweets-conversations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109072444/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21265090/twitter-testing-limited-replies-tweets-conversations |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Twitter will let you change who can reply to a tweet after you post it |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22575998/twitter-tweet-change-who-can-reply-after-you-post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716155656/https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22575998/twitter-tweet-change-who-can-reply-after-you-post |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |newspaper=The Verge}}</ref>

=== Premium ===
Premium is a paid subscription that provides additional premium features to the service, such as edit posts, receive a blue checkmark, use [[X Pro]], [[Grok (chatbot)|Grok]], and others features .<ref name="Perez-2021">{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Twitter launches its premium subscription, Twitter Blue, initially in Canada and Australia |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/twitter-launches-its-premium-subscription-twitter-blue-initially-in-canada-and-australia/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803145616/https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/twitter-launches-its-premium-subscription-twitter-blue-initially-in-canada-and-australia/ |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Twitter will now let you pay to undo tweets and read ad-free news in the US |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22766286/twitter-blue-subscription-service-scroll-nuzzel-undo-tweets-ad-free-articles-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110051323/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22766286/twitter-blue-subscription-service-scroll-nuzzel-undo-tweets-ad-free-articles-us |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> In November 2023 a "Premium+" subscription was launched, with a higher monthly fee giving benefits such as the omission of adverts and write Articles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sankaran |first1=Vishwam |date=November 6, 2023 |title=Elon Musk unveils new sarcasm-loving AI chatbot for premium X subscribers |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-x-grok-ai-chatbot-b2442167.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106103524/https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-x-grok-ai-chatbot-b2442167.html |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

== Corporate management ==
{{For|the immediate events following the buyout|Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk#Completion of purchase}}
=== Layoffs and mass resignations ===
{{Tweet
| name = Elon Musk [[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|15px]]
| username = elonmusk
| date = November 4, 2022
| text = Regarding Twitter's reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day.<br>Everyone exited was offered 3 months of severance, which is 50% more than legally required.
| ID = 1588671155766194176
| image = Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Musk |first=Elon |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1588671155766194176 |date=November 4, 2022 |title=Regarding Twitter's reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day. Everyone exited was offered 3 months of severance, which is 50% more than legally required. |url=https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588671155766194176 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105005258/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588671155766194176 |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-06/twitter-now-asks-some-fired-workers-to-please-come-back</ref>
}}

On November 4, 2022, Musk and Twitter began laying off a substantial portion of the company's workforce and Twitter temporarily closed its offices,<ref name="LayoffsCNN" /><ref name="LayoffsReuters" /><ref name="LayoffsGlobal" /> with ''[[The New York Times]]'' estimating that roughly half of employees had been let go.<ref name="LayoffsNYT" /><ref name="LayoffsNYT2" /> The night before the layoffs, five Twitter employees based in San Francisco and [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that mass layoffs would violate federal and California [[WARN Act]]s.<ref name="WARNYahoo" /><ref name="WARNGuardian" /> Musk explained that the layoffs were a cost-cutting measure and stated that the company had been losing over $4&nbsp;million a day,<ref name="LayoffsNYT2" /><ref name="LayoffsCBS" /> criticizing activist groups who had called on advertisers to cease doing business with the company. The ''Times'' described the layoffs as "haphazard", with employees learning of their firing through a variety of means. Workers in Tokyo received emails regarding the layoffs, while those in Ireland and Britain remained in their offices at night to await official word on their employment status. Others learned that they had been laid off when they found themselves locked out of their work applications.<ref name="LayoffsNYT2" /> Twitter's internal directory, Birdhouse, was taken offline and Twitter offices worldwide were closed for the weekend.<ref name="LayoffsVerge" />

On November 6, Twitter asked some employees who had been laid off to return to the company, either because they had been fired by mistake or because they were belatedly deemed important to the health of the business.<ref name="BringBack" />[[File:MuskLetter.png|thumb|Elon Musk's full email to Twitter employees, November 16, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Elon Musk demands Twitter employees commit to 'extremely hardcore' culture or leave |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/16/23462026/elon-musk-twitter-email-hardcore-or-severance |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120212320/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/16/23462026/elon-musk-twitter-email-hardcore-or-severance |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
Days after the layoffs, Twitter terminated a large number of its contractors,<ref name="ContractorsArs" /><ref name="ContractorsCNBC" /> and Musk fired a series of employees who criticized him publicly or within the company.<ref name="Dissent" /> On November 16, Musk delivered an ultimatum to employees via email: commit to "extremely hardcore" work in order to realize Musk's vision of "Twitter 2.0", or leave.<ref name="HardcoreWaPo" /><ref name="HardcoreCNN" /> In response, hundreds of Twitter employees resigned the next day, hours before the deadline to respond to Musk's email, rendering many of Twitter's core functions{{which|date=November 2023}} nonviable.<ref name="ResignationsVerge" /><ref name="ResignationsCNN" /> ''[[Business Insider]]'' reported that fewer than 2,000 employees remained at the company.<ref name="ResignationsBI" /> Musk and his advisers met with several employees to dissuade them from leaving the company,<ref name="ResignationsNYT" /> while Twitter offices were once again closed until November 21.<ref name="OfficesClosedGuardian" /><ref name="OfficesClosedRS" /> Despite the closures, Musk summoned all Twitter [[software engineers]] to Twitter's headquarters on November 18, seeking greater insight into the platform's [[solution stack]].<ref name="Summon" /> Additional layoffs occurred later that month,<ref name="NovLayoffs" /> and the company resumed hiring.<ref name="HiringRestart" /> Musk continued laying off employees in February 2023,<ref name="FebLayoffs" /><ref name="FebLayoffs2" /> promising substantial "performance-based stock awards" to employees who remained at the company.<ref name="StockRewards" />
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In November 2022, ''[[Axios (website)|Axios]]'' reported that Twitter had fired almost all of its communications team, leaving only one member.<ref name="CommunicationsFired" /> From November 2022 to March 2023, Twitter's communications team was "effectively silent" and not responding to press enquiries, reported [[NPR]]. In March 2023, Musk personally announced a new Twitter policy, which brought Twitter in-line with Musk's other businesses which do not have press or communications departments.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adnan |first1=Minhaj |title=Will Musk become the only face of communication for Twitter like Tesla? |url=https://www.siasat.com/will-musk-become-the-only-face-of-communication-for-twitter-like-tesla-2444957/ |website=The Siasat Daily |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=October 29, 2022 |quote=None of Musk's companies have public relations or press relations departments, and none of them spend money on advertising. |access-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422221554/https://www.siasat.com/will-musk-become-the-only-face-of-communication-for-twitter-like-tesla-2444957/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the April 2023 controversy, [[NPR]] confirmed that a press enquiry it sent to Twitter was responded to by Twitter with [[Poop emoji|an emoji of feces]].<ref name="Poop" /> The [[Autoreply|auto-reply]] was later changed to "Busy now, please check back later".<ref name="Taylor-2023" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolodny |first=Lora |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Elon Musk boosts antisemitic tweet, claims ADL and other groups push 'anti-white' messaging |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/16/elon-musk-calls-antisemitic-tweet-the-actual-truth.html |access-date=December 1, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120021848/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/16/elon-musk-calls-antisemitic-tweet-the-actual-truth.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2023, Musk told BBC that he had reduced staff from around 8,000 to under 1,500<ref name="bbcfunny">{{Cite news |last=Clayton |first=James |date=April 12, 2023 |title=Elon Musk BBC interview: Twitter boss on layoffs, misinfo and sleeping in the office |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65248196 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419083529/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65248196 |url-status=live }}</ref> and, in June 2023, [[Trust and safety]] chief Ella Irwin resigned,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goswami |first=Rohan |date=June 2, 2023 |title=Twitter trust and safety chief Ella Irwin resigns |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/02/twitter-ella-irwin-trust-and-safety-chief-resigns.html |access-date=June 26, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626025208/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/02/twitter-ella-irwin-trust-and-safety-chief-resigns.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dang |first=Sheila |date=June 2, 2023 |title=Twitter's head of trust and safety says she has resigned |language=en |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitters-head-trust-safety-says-she-has-resigned-2023-06-02/ |access-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-date=June 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622165430/https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitters-head-trust-safety-says-she-has-resigned-2023-06-02/ |url-status=live }}</ref> hours after Musk publicly undermined attempts to moderate {{clarify|date=May 2024}} the spread of a purportedly anti-trans documentary.<ref name = nbc-irwin>{{cite news | date = October 20, 2023 | first = Ben | last = Goggin | title = Ella Irwin says working at X was 'the hardest experience' of her career | publisher = [[NBC News]] | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/ella-irwin-twitter-elon-musk-x-trust-safety-rcna120294 | access-date = November 12, 2023 | archive-date = November 11, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231111223430/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/ella-irwin-twitter-elon-musk-x-trust-safety-rcna120294 | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Resignation poll ===
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| username = elonmusk
| date = December 18, 2022
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On November 16, 2022, Musk stated that he planned to eventually appoint a new CEO to oversee Twitter,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Andrew J. |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Elon Musk says he doesn't want to be CEO of Twitter, or any company |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/16/23462668/elon-musk-trial-testimony-twitter-tesla-ceo-technoking |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116234530/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/16/23462668/elon-musk-trial-testimony-twitter-tesla-ceo-technoking |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> shortly thereafter beginning the process of searching for his successor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Andrew J. |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Elon Musk started looking for a new Twitter CEO before polling the site's users |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/20/23518663/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-replacement-search |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220160747/https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/20/23518663/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-replacement-search |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> On December 18, amid growing public discontent surrounding the [[ElonJet]] and [[Mastodon (social network)|Mastodon]] controversies, Musk conducted an [[Open-access poll|open-access]] Twitter poll asking whether he should resign from his position as Twitter CEO, claiming that he would "abide by the results".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Oshin |first=Olafimihan |date=December 18, 2022 |title=Elon Musk polls users about stepping down as head of Twitter |url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3780173-elon-musk-polls-users-about-stepping-down-as-head-of-twitter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219013659/https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3780173-elon-musk-polls-users-about-stepping-down-as-head-of-twitter/ |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 19, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Musk's Twitter rules: A dizzying, whiplash-inducing timeline |url=https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-europe-business-383f8b17ad7f0f20ede1451f14482d48 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220030528/https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-europe-business-383f8b17ad7f0f20ede1451f14482d48 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The poll resolved to "yes" after 57.5&nbsp;percent of 17.5&nbsp;million users voted in favor of him stepping down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balu |first=Nivedita |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Musk poll shows 57.5% want him to step down as Twitter chief |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-poll-shows-575-want-him-step-down-twitter-chief-2022-12-19/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219113650/https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-poll-shows-575-want-him-step-down-twitter-chief-2022-12-19/ |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rahman |first=Abid |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Twitter Users Want Elon Musk to Step Down as CEO Following Poll |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/twitter-poll-elon-musk-step-down-1235284478/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219112442/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/twitter-poll-elon-musk-step-down-1235284478/ |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

After this result, Musk responded "interesting" to unfounded theories that the result of the resignation poll had been influenced by bots, agreeing with a user's suggestion to restrict future polls on policy changes to paid Twitter Blue subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2022 |title=Reports Elon Musk looking for new Twitter CEO after social media site users vote for him to go |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/reports-elon-musk-looking-for-new-twitter-ceo-after-social-media-site-users-vote-for-him-to-go/news-story/5e9dd9940b57a5580865365f90976f54 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221041902/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/reports-elon-musk-looking-for-new-twitter-ceo-after-social-media-site-users-vote-for-him-to-go/news-story/5e9dd9940b57a5580865365f90976f54 |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |website=[[news.com.au]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ray |first=Siladitya |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Elon Musk Says He'll Restrict Polls To Twitter Blue Subscribers—After Vote Said He Should Step Down As CEO |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/12/20/elon-musk-says-hell-restrict-polls-to-twitter-blue-subscribers-after-vote-said-he-should-step-down-as-ceo/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220095231/https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/12/20/elon-musk-says-hell-restrict-polls-to-twitter-blue-subscribers-after-vote-said-he-should-step-down-as-ceo/ |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |magazine=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Elon Musk breaks silence after 10 million Twitter users vote for him to step down |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/20/elon-musk-breaks-silence-after-10-million-twitter-users-vote-for-him-to-step-down |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220032450/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/20/elon-musk-breaks-silence-after-10-million-twitter-users-vote-for-him-to-step-down |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On December 20, he announced he would step down as CEO as soon as his replacement was selected, but would continue to lead Twitter's software and server teams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Monica |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64037261 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221040704/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64037261 |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> On April 11, 2023, he told the BBC that he had stepped down and appointed his dog as CEO.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Faiz |title=Elon Musk says he's sleeping on a couch at Twitter and his dog is in charge |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/12/elon-musk-twitter/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 15, 2023 |access-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513185932/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/12/elon-musk-twitter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 11, 2023, Musk announced he had found a person to succeed him in the CEO position;<ref name="GuardianCEO" /> the following day, he named [[Linda Yaccarino]], former head of ad sales for [[NBCUniversal]], to succeed him as CEO.<ref name="VarietyCEO" />

===Corporate value===
One year after the Musk acquisition, company documents related to employee [[restricted stock]] grants showed the company had estimated its own valuation at about $19 billion, down about 55% from Musk's purchase price.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mac |first1=Ryan |date=October 30, 2023 |title=X Says It Is Worth $19 Billion, Down From $44 Billion Last Year |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/technology/x-twitter-19-billion-dollars.html#:~:text=X%2C%20the%20company%20formerly%20known,by%20The%20New%20York%20Times. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126112131/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/technology/x-twitter-19-billion-dollars.html |archive-date=November 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robison |first=Kylie |date=October 30, 2023 |title=X, formerly Twitter, valued at $19 billion in new employee stock plan |url=https://fortune.com/2023/10/30/x-formerly-twitter-valued-19-billion-employee-stock-plan/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128233212/https://fortune.com/2023/10/30/x-formerly-twitter-valued-19-billion-employee-stock-plan/ |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]}}</ref> A lower estimate was reported in October 2023 from [[Fidelity Investments|Fidelity]] at about the same time, estimating the company to be down 65% from its purchase price.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mezistrano |first=Rebecca |date=October 31, 2023 |title=Twitter valuation slips to $19 billion, less than half of what Musk paid |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/twitter-valuation-slips-to-19-billion-less-than-half-of-what-musk-paid/ar-AA1jaDrZ |work=[[TheStreet]] |quote=Fidelity, which contributed $300 million to Musk's purchase, says it thinks the company is worth 65 percent less than what it was sold for. |access-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108063005/https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/twitter-valuation-slips-to-19-billion-less-than-half-of-what-musk-paid/ar-AA1jaDrZ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Content moderation ==
{{Tweet
| name = Elon Musk [[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|15px]]
| username = elonmusk
| date = October 28, 2022
| text = Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints.
<br>No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.
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| image = Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Musk |first=Elon |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1586059953311137792 |date=October 28, 2022 |title=Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028182736/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1586059953311137792 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

=== Initial reforms ===
On October 27, 2022, Musk announced that a "content moderation council" with diversified viewpoints would be established to inform the platform's "content policy", and declared a moratorium in "major content decisions or account reinstatements" until then.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Elon Musk owns Twitter now — and what happens next is anyone's guess |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/musk-twitter-sale-1.6632491 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028022036/https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/musk-twitter-sale-1.6632491 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=October 28, 2022 |publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> The council was never formed; Musk claimed that it had been part of a deal made with activists who had failed to honor it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Mitchell |date=November 22, 2022 |title=Elon Musk tries to blame 'activists' for his Twitter moderation council lie |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/22/23474381/elon-musk-twitter-moderation-council-activist-promise |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123014322/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/22/23474381/elon-musk-twitter-moderation-council-activist-promise |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> He also signaled an intention to do away with lifetime account [[Twitter suspensions|suspensions]] and unban those suspended for "minor [or] dubious reasons".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Folmar |first=Chris |date=October 28, 2022 |title=Musk plans to end lifetime Twitter bans |url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3709000-musk-to-plans-to-end-lifetime-twitter-bans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028215144/https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3709000-musk-to-plans-to-end-lifetime-twitter-bans/ |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=October 28, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Abbruzzese |first1=Jason |last2=Zadrozny |first2=Brandy |author-link2=Brandy Zadrozny |date=October 28, 2022 |title=Twitter's first full day under Elon Musk is here, and the mood has already shifted |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/twitter-elon-musk-day-1-rcna54546 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028200800/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/twitter-elon-musk-day-1-rcna54546 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=October 29, 2022 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=October 29, 2022 |title=Twitter could split into strands allowing users to stage rows, Elon Musk says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/29/twitter-elon-musk-pvp-row-strands |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029133719/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/29/twitter-elon-musk-pvp-row-strands |archive-date=October 29, 2022 |access-date=October 29, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Musk later stated that he would not alter Twitter's content policies or restore banned accounts until after the [[2022 United States midterm elections|midterm elections]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Conger |last2=Mac |first2=Ryan |last3=Hsu |first3=Tiffany |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Elon Musk Takes a Page Out of Mark Zuckerberg's Social Media Playbook |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/technology/musk-twitter-advertisers-civil-rights.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102230013/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/technology/musk-twitter-advertisers-civil-rights.html |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |access-date=November 4, 2022 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Banned Twitter accounts will not be reinstated until after US midterms |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/02/banned-twitter-accounts-will-not-be-reinstated-until-after-us-midterms-donald-trump |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102101352/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/02/banned-twitter-accounts-will-not-be-reinstated-until-after-us-midterms-donald-trump |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In September 2023, X subsequently scrapped the feature for users to report misleading posts, instead relying exclusively on [[Community Notes]] to combat misinformation on the platform.<ref name="Taylor-2023">{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=September 27, 2023 |title=X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/27/xtwitter-scraps-function-letting-users-report-misleading-information |access-date=November 20, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127072258/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/27/xtwitter-scraps-function-letting-users-report-misleading-information |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Handling of misinformation and disinformation ===
{{Further|Community Notes#Criticisms and analysis}}
Soon after Musk's takeover, Twitter announced it would no longer enforce its policy prohibiting [[COVID-19 misinformation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Sullivan |first=Donie |date=November 29, 2022 |title=Twitter is no longer enforcing its Covid misinformation policy |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/29/tech/twitter-covid-misinformation-policy/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129125821/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/29/tech/twitter-covid-misinformation-policy/index.html |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |publisher=[[CNN Business]]}}</ref> Algorithm changes promoted viral [[Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|disinformation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine]], and led to significant gains in followers for media outlets affiliated with Russia, China and Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond-Errey |first=Miah |date=July 15, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's Twitter Is Becoming a Sewer of Disinformation |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/15/elon-musk-twitter-blue-checks-verification-disinformation-propaganda-russia-china-trust-safety/ |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008213935/https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/15/elon-musk-twitter-blue-checks-verification-disinformation-propaganda-russia-china-trust-safety/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kann |first=Alyssa |date=April 21, 2023 |title=State-controlled media experience sudden Twitter gains after unannounced platform policy change |url=https://dfrlab.org/2023/04/21/state-controlled-media-experience-sudden-twitter-gains-after-unannounced-platform-policy-change/ |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=DFRLab |language=en-US |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010052931/https://dfrlab.org/2023/04/21/state-controlled-media-experience-sudden-twitter-gains-after-unannounced-platform-policy-change/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter, like Meta, Twitch, and Alphabet, laid off a significant portion of its content moderators in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Field |first1=Hayden |last2=Vanian |first2=Jonathan |date=May 26, 2023 |title=Tech layoffs ravage the teams that fight online misinformation and hate speech |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/26/tech-companies-are-laying-off-their-ethics-and-safety-teams-.html |access-date=October 10, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009170254/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/26/tech-companies-are-laying-off-their-ethics-and-safety-teams-.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of September 2023, Twitter relied exclusively on its ''[[Community Notes]]'' program to combat misinformation,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=September 27, 2023 |title=X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/27/xtwitter-scraps-function-letting-users-report-misleading-information |access-date=November 18, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127072258/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/27/xtwitter-scraps-function-letting-users-report-misleading-information |url-status=live }}</ref> leading to failures in labeling misinformation.<ref name="Weatherbed-2023">{{Cite web |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=October 20, 2023 |title=Blue checkmarks on X are 'superspreaders of misinformation' about Israel-Hamas war |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/20/23925086/x-verified-blue-checkmarks-superspreader-misinformation-israel-hamas-war |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020203856/https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/20/23925086/x-verified-blue-checkmarks-superspreader-misinformation-israel-hamas-war |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Spangler-2023">{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=October 20, 2023 |title=X/Twitter Verified Blue Check-Mark Users Are 'Superspreaders' of Disinformation About Israel-Hamas War, Study Says |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/x-twitter-blue-check-mark-users-superspreaders-disinformation-israel-hamas-war-1235763100/ |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020201001/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/x-twitter-blue-check-mark-users-superspreaders-disinformation-israel-hamas-war-1235763100/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NewsGuard-2023">{{Cite web |title=Blue-Checked, 'Verified' Users on X Produce 74 Percent of the Platform's Most Viral False or Unsubstantiated Claims Relating to the Israel-Hamas War - Misinformation Monitor: October 2023 |url=https://www.newsguardtech.com/misinformation-monitor/october-2023 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=NewsGuard |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020204413/https://www.newsguardtech.com/misinformation-monitor/october-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The program has become responsible for spreading misinformation<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Bellingcat Investigation |date=October 20, 2023 |title=X's Community Notes is Spreading False Information About Taylor Swift's Bodyguard |url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/20/xs-community-notes-is-spreading-false-information-about-taylor-swifts-bodyguard/ |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=bellingcat |language=en-GB |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129131736/https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/20/xs-community-notes-is-spreading-false-information-about-taylor-swifts-bodyguard/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Center for Technology and Society |first=ADL |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI): Increasing the Fog of War between Israel and Hamas {{!}} ADL |url=https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/generative-artificial-intelligence-gai-increasing-fog-war-between-israel-and-hamas |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=www.adl.org |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113125759/https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/generative-artificial-intelligence-gai-increasing-fog-war-between-israel-and-hamas |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gilbert |first=David |title=A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/x-community-notes-failures/ |access-date=November 18, 2023 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012000042/https://www.wired.com/story/x-community-notes-failures/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as delays in fact-checking.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goggins |first=Ben |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Inside X's Community Notes, fact-checks on known misinformation are delayed for days |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/elon-musk-x-fact-check-israel-misinformation-rcna119658 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123170840/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/elon-musk-x-fact-check-israel-misinformation-rcna119658 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[European Commission]] study found that disinformation was most prevalent and received the highest relative engagement on Twitter, compared to other major social networks,<ref name="Goswami-2023"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vallance |first=Chris |date=September 26, 2023 |title=Disinformation most active on X, formerly known as Twitter, EU says |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66926080 |access-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009124615/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66926080 |url-status=live }}</ref> leading to warnings of a potential ban or fines by the EU for non-compliance with the [[Digital Services Act]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Espinoza |first1=Javier |last2=Murphy |first2=Hannah |last3=Politi |first3=James |last4=Criddle |first4=Cristina |date=November 30, 2022 |title=EU and US turn up the heat on Elon Musk over Twitter |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a07ca1ae-9f9a-46ee-9457-27bb30e18ed2 |access-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016035511/https://www.ft.com/content/a07ca1ae-9f9a-46ee-9457-27bb30e18ed2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 23, 2023 |title=EU warns Twitter to beef up content moderation as new rules loom |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/eu-warns-twitter-to-beef-up-content-moderation-as-new-rules-loom/ |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=Euractiv |language=en-GB |agency=Agence France-Presse |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016035510/https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/eu-warns-twitter-to-beef-up-content-moderation-as-new-rules-loom/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2023, media outlets and experts observed significant [[Disinformation in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war|disinformation related to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war]].<ref name="Milmo-2023">{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=October 9, 2023 |title=X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/09/x-twitter-elon-musk-disinformation-israel-hamas |access-date=October 10, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010020310/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/09/x-twitter-elon-musk-disinformation-israel-hamas |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Goswami-2023">{{Cite web |last=Goswami |first=Rohan |date=October 9, 2023 |title=X, formerly Twitter, amplifies disinformation amid the Israel-Hamas conflict |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/09/x-formerly-twitter-amplifies-disinformation-amid-the-israel-hamas-conflict.html |access-date=October 10, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009225415/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/09/x-formerly-twitter-amplifies-disinformation-amid-the-israel-hamas-conflict.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lyngaas |first1=Sean |last2=O'Sullivan |first2=Donie |last3=Duffy |first3=Clare |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/tech/musk-x-misinformation-israel-hamas-conflict/index.html |access-date=October 10, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010001927/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/tech/musk-x-misinformation-israel-hamas-conflict/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A BBC journalist described a "deluge" of false information, including by 'blue tick' accounts,<ref name="Milmo-2023" /> and CNBC found that while some videos were flagged as "misleading or false", identical re-posts remained unflagged. Despite Hamas being banned on Twitter as a terrorist organization, some of its propaganda videos have circulated on the platform.<ref name="Goswami-2023" /> Musk also promoted two accounts that had spread false claims and made antisemitic comments.<ref name="Milmo-2023" />

An analysis from ''NewsGuard'' found that [[Twitter verification|''Verified users'']], described as "superspreaders of misinformation", produced 74% of the most viral misinformation related to the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel-Hamas war]] during the first week of the conflict. The study analyzed 250 of the most-engaged posts on Twitter, based on the most popular false or unsubstantiated claims, that had received over 100 million views and one million engagements from users.<ref name="Weatherbed-2023" /><ref name="Spangler-2023" /><ref name="NewsGuard-2023" /> On December 18, 2023, the [[European Union]] announced it would be taking action against Twitter over the spread of disinformation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67749228|title=EU takes action against Elon Musk's X over disinformation|date=December 18, 2023|work=BBC News|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218161816/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67749228|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-opens-proceedings-against-x-over-its-efforts-combat-information-manipulation-2023-12-18|title=EU targets Musk's X in first illegal content probe|agency=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newrepublic.com/post/177634/elon-musk-may-finally-face-consequences-wrecking-twitter|title=Elon Musk May Finally Face Consequences for Wrecking Twitter|magazine=New Republic|date=November 2022|last1=Otten|first1=Tori|access-date=December 19, 2023|archive-date=December 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219032858/https://newrepublic.com/post/177634/elon-musk-may-finally-face-consequences-wrecking-twitter|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/brazil-first-lady-sue-musks-x-over-hacked-account-2023-12-19/|title=Brazil's first lady to sue Musk's X over hacked account|agency=Reuters}}</ref>

===Increase in hate speech===
Soon after Musk's takeover of Twitter, research documented a dramatic and unprecedented increase in hate speech on the platform.<ref name="Hate">{{multiref|1={{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Hate speech dramatically surges on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover, new research shows {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/tech/twitter-hate-speech/index.html |access-date=December 2, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202171829/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/tech/twitter-hate-speech/index.html |url-status=live }} |2={{Cite magazine |last=Knight |first=Will |title=Here's Proof Hate Speech Is More Viral on Elon Musk's Twitter |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/heres-proof-hate-speech-is-more-viral-on-elon-musks-twitter/ |access-date=December 2, 2023 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213125832/https://www.wired.com/story/heres-proof-hate-speech-is-more-viral-on-elon-musks-twitter/ |url-status=live }} |3={{Cite news |last1=Frenkel |first1=Sheera |last2=Conger |first2=Kate |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Hate Speech's Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html |access-date=December 2, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016020133/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html |url-status=live }} |4={{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Shaun |title=Hate Speech Rises On Twitter After Elon Musk Takes Over, Researchers Find |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaunharper/2022/10/31/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-leads-to-n-word-and-hate-speech-increase-lebron-james-calls-for-action/ |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202224115/https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaunharper/2022/10/31/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-leads-to-n-word-and-hate-speech-increase-lebron-james-calls-for-action/ |url-status=live }} |5={{Cite web |last=Klepper |first=David |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Report: Tweets with racial slurs soar since Musk takeover |url=https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-business-government-and-politics-2907d382db132cfd7446152b9309992c |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202224115/https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-business-government-and-politics-2907d382db132cfd7446152b9309992c |url-status=live }} |6={{Cite web |last=Sato |first=Mia |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Hate speech is soaring on Twitter under Elon Musk, report finds |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/2/23489808/elon-musk-twitter-hate-speech-increase-content-moderation |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319055014/https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/2/23489808/elon-musk-twitter-hate-speech-increase-content-moderation |url-status=live }}}}</ref> Academics and researchers studied the spread of hate speech on Twitter primarily by accessing the Twitter [[API]], which Musk withdrew in February 2023. According to a Reuters survey, this removal led to the modification or cancellation of more than 100 ongoing studies.<ref name="DangResearch">{{cite news |last1=Dang |first1=Sheila |date=November 6, 2023 |title=Exclusive: Elon Musk's X restructuring curtails disinformation research, spurs legal fears |language=en |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-x-restructuring-curtails-disinformation-research-spurs-legal-fears-2023-11-06/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117162751/https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-x-restructuring-curtails-disinformation-research-spurs-legal-fears-2023-11-06/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD), from June 2022 to February 2023, the number of anti-semitic tweets doubled on the platform, with removal of such content also increasing, while the number of [[Islamic State]] accounts had also increased by 70%. In March, a study from the [[BBC]] found a third of the 1,100 reinstated accounts appeared to have violated Twitter guidelines.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wendling |first=Mike |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Twitter and hate speech: What's the evidence? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65246394 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121114056/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65246394 |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter insiders told [[BBC Panorama]] they were struggling to protect users from trolling and harassment, including [[misogynistic]] online hate, and the targeting of rape survivors.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Spring |first=Marianna |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64804007 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121115437/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64804007 |url-status=live }}</ref>

From a study of over 1 million tweets since 2022, the [[Center for Countering Digital Hate]] (CCDH) reported that posts [[LGBT grooming conspiracy theory|associating LGBT people to "grooming"]] increased by 119 percent since Musk acquired Twitter, with advertising also appearing alongside what many deemed [[anti-LGBT rhetoric]]. The study featured five high-profile accounts including [[Libs of TikTok]], [[Christopher Rufo]], [[Tim Pool]], and [[James A. Lindsay|James Lindsay]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Muldowney |first=Decca |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's Twitter Makes Millions Off Anti-LGBT 'Groomer' Tweets: Report |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-twitter-makes-millions-off-anti-lgbt-groomer-tweets-report |access-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124194420/https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-twitter-makes-millions-off-anti-lgbt-groomer-tweets-report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Sophie |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Twitter makes millions from groomer slur after 'Elon Musk sends bat signal' |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/twitter-groomer-lgbtq-elon-musk/ |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114153418/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/twitter-groomer-lgbtq-elon-musk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2022 |title=Toxic Twitter: How Twitter Makes Millions from Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric |url=https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Toxic-Twitter-II-Final-Report.pdf |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=Center for Countering Digital Hate {{!}} CCDH |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201015236/https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Toxic-Twitter-II-Final-Report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Media monitoring group [[GLAAD]] described Twitter as "the most dangerous platform for [[LGBTQ|LGBTQ people]]" with X ranking lowest on its Social Media Safety Index.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 15, 2023 |title=Twitter is the 'most dangerous' major social media platform for LGBTQ users, GLAAD says |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/twitter-dangerous-social-media-platform-lgbtq-users-glaad-says-rcna89530 |access-date=December 2, 2023 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202214547/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/twitter-dangerous-social-media-platform-lgbtq-users-glaad-says-rcna89530 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomez |first=Brandon |date=June 15, 2023 |title=Twitter is a more dangerous platform for the LGBTQ community now than it was a year ago, GLAAD finds |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/twitter-more-dangerous-for-the-lgbtq-community-now-vs-year-ago-glaad.html |access-date=December 2, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202214548/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/twitter-more-dangerous-for-the-lgbtq-community-now-vs-year-ago-glaad.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2023 |title=A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, LGBTQ people say it has become toxic |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/year-elon-musk-bought-twitter-lgbtq-people-say-become-toxic-rcna122154 |access-date=December 2, 2023 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202214547/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/year-elon-musk-bought-twitter-lgbtq-people-say-become-toxic-rcna122154 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2023, the CCDH released a new report claiming 98% of misinformation, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other hate speech, in relation to the Israel-Hamas war, remained on X after 7 days of reporting, generating over 24 million views. X responded by detailing the removal of 3,000 account and taking action against 325,000 pieces of content, such as restricting the reach of a post.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=November 14, 2023 |title=X continues to suck at moderating hate speech, according to a new report |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/14/23960430/x-twitter-ccdh-hate-speech-moderation-israel-hamas-war |access-date=November 21, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121144457/https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/14/23960430/x-twitter-ccdh-hate-speech-moderation-israel-hamas-war |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ortiz |first=Ana Guzman |date=November 14, 2023 |title=NEW: X fails to act on antisemitism, anti-Muslim hate, and anti-Palestinian hate. |url=https://counterhate.com/blog/israel-gaza-crisis-x-fails-to-remove-98-of-posts-reported-by-the-ccdh-for-hate-and-extremism/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |website=Center for Countering Digital Hate {{!}} CCDH |language=en-GB |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121144459/https://counterhate.com/blog/israel-gaza-crisis-x-fails-to-remove-98-of-posts-reported-by-the-ccdh-for-hate-and-extremism/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vigliarolo |first=Brandon |title=X still failing to control hate speech, say researchers |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/14/x_israel_gaza_moderation/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |website=The Register |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121145003/https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/14/x_israel_gaza_moderation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 24, the [[European Union]] halted advertisements on X referring to an "alarming increase" in hate speech and misinformation. A spokesperson for the European Commission confirmed that X is affected by the EU rules, and has advised European institutions to abstain from advertising on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooban |first=Anna |date=November 22, 2023 |title=EU stops advertising on X over hate speech. Fines could follow next year {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/tech/eu-advertising-x-hate-speech/index.html |access-date=November 25, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125203748/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/tech/eu-advertising-x-hate-speech/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the [[2023 Dublin riot|Dublin riots]] in [[Ireland]] on November 23, X faced criticism for allowing "vile messages" on the platform, described as hate speech, while other social media platforms, [[TikTok]], [[Instagram]], and [[Facebook]], complied with [[Garda Síochána|Garda]] requests for taking down content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molony |first=Senan |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Dublin riots: Elon Musk's X did not take down 'vile messages' despite Garda requests, Justice Minister Helen McEntee says |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/dublin-riots-elon-musks-x-did-not-take-down-vile-messages-despite-garda-requests-justice-minister-helen-mcentee-says/a2015832225.html |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=Irish Independent |language=en |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129181909/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/dublin-riots-elon-musks-x-did-not-take-down-vile-messages-despite-garda-requests-justice-minister-helen-mcentee-says/a2015832225.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Polly |date=November 26, 2023 |title=Elon Musk takes aim at Ireland's prime minister following the Dublin riots: He 'hates the Irish people' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ireland-pm-politics-dublin-riots-incitement-hatred-2023-11 |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129192801/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ireland-pm-politics-dublin-riots-incitement-hatred-2023-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> After Prime Minister [[Leo Varadkar]] called for incitement to hatred legislation to be updated, Musk responded by claiming "the Irish PM hates the Irish people".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graziosi |first=Graig |date=November 25, 2023 |title=Elon Musk weighs in on Dublin riots claiming country's PM 'hates the Irish people' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-dublin-riots-varadkar-b2453496.html |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125221742/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-dublin-riots-varadkar-b2453496.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kula |first=Adam |date=November 26, 2023 |title=Twitter boss and space explorer Elon Musk says that Leo Varadkar 'hates the Irish people' as Dublin government tries to push through 'thought crime' bill |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/twitter-boss-space-explorer-elon-124831061.html |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207170832/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/twitter-boss-space-explorer-elon-124831061.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Center for Countering Digital Hate lawsuit====

In July 2023, X Corp sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) over their research that suggested Twitter fails to act on 99% of hate content from [[Twitter Blue]] subscribers, accusing the group of "inflammatory, outrageous, and false or misleading assertions about Twitter".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frenkel |first1=Sheera |last2=Mac |first2=Ryan |date=July 31, 2023 |title=Twitter Sues Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html |access-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016193843/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=July 31, 2023 |title=Anti-hate speech group accuses Elon Musk's X Corp of intimidation over legal threat |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/31/anti-hate-speech-group-accuses-elon-musk-x-corp-intimidation |access-date=November 21, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118050837/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/31/anti-hate-speech-group-accuses-elon-musk-x-corp-intimidation |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 1, 2023 |title=X Corp sues anti-hate campaigners over Twitter research |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66376988 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121134911/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66376988 |url-status=live }}</ref> The online watchdog have since said the lawsuit was "riddled with legal deficiencies" and in November 2023 filed for dismissal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Anti-hate group says lawsuit from Elon Musk's X 'riddled with deficiencies' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/17/anti-hate-group-says-lawsuit-from-elon-musks-x-riddled-with-deficiencies |access-date=November 21, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121134913/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/17/anti-hate-group-says-lawsuit-from-elon-musks-x-riddled-with-deficiencies |url-status=live }}</ref> The nonprofit group also claimed it was an intimidation attempt, as well as to stifle their [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] [[protected speech]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Clare |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Online hate watchdog moves to dismiss lawsuit from Elon Musk's X {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/16/tech/online-watchdog-ccdh-motion-to-dismiss-x-lawsuit/index.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121134913/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/16/tech/online-watchdog-ccdh-motion-to-dismiss-x-lawsuit/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a Reuters survey, requested by the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, the majority of researchers fear they would be sued for studying the platform since the CCDH lawsuit.<ref name="DangResearch" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-twitter-meta-abortion-misinformation-1234919833/|title=Dems Demand Twitter, Meta Rein in Rampant Abortion Misinformation|date=December 7, 2023|publisher=rollingstone.|access-date=December 8, 2023|archive-date=December 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208042112/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-twitter-meta-abortion-misinformation-1234919833/|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 25, 2024, Judge [[Charles Breyer]] dismissed the lawsuit in accordance with [[anti-SLAPP]] laws.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robins-Early |first=Nick |date=March 25, 2024 |title=Judge dismisses 'vapid' Musk lawsuit against group that cataloged racist content on X |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/elon-musk-hate-speech-lawsuit |access-date=March 25, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=March 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325162639/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/elon-musk-hate-speech-lawsuit |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Pentagon leaks ===
{{main|2023 Pentagon document leaks}}

In early April 2023, classified U.S. military documents [[2023 Pentagon document leaks|were leaked online]]. The leaked documents began to spread across Twitter, despite the platform's ban on such material. In response to a tweet about the leak, Musk sarcastically wrote that "you can totally delete things from the Internet" and "that works perfectly and doesn't draw attention to whatever you were trying to hide at all", referring to the [[Streisand effect]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mac |first1=Ryan |last2=Browning |first2=Kellen |date=April 8, 2023 |title=Why Leaked Pentagon Documents Are Still Circulating on Social Media |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/technology/leaked-pentagon-documents-twitter-discord.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408212730/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/technology/leaked-pentagon-documents-twitter-discord.html |archive-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref>

=== Child sexual abuse ===
[[Child sexual abuse material]] on Twitter has persisted, despite statements by Musk that removing it was a top priority.<ref name="NYT CP">{{cite news |author1=Michael H. Keller |author2=Kate Conger |date=February 6, 2023 |title=Musk Pledged to Cleanse Twitter of Child Abuse Content. It's Been Rough Going. |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/technology/twitter-child-sex-abuse.html |access-date=August 9, 2023 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230308/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/technology/twitter-child-sex-abuse.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Vice CP">{{cite web |last=Gilbert |first=David |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Welcomes Child Sex Abuse Imagery Poster Back to Twitter |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwa7z/twitter-elon-musk-dom-lucre-child-sexual-abuse |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727153525/https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwa7z/twitter-elon-musk-dom-lucre-child-sexual-abuse |url-status=live }}</ref> The number of staff on Twitter's trust and safety teams were reduced, for example, leaving one full-time staffer to handle all child sexual abuse material in the [[Asia-Pacific]] region in November 2022.<ref name="WP CP">{{cite news |last1=Menn |first1=Joseph |last2=Harwell |first2=Drew |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Twitter under fire for reinstating account that posted child sex abuse |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/27/twitter-csam-dom-lucre-elon-musk/ |access-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727230343/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/27/twitter-csam-dom-lucre-elon-musk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Meaker |first=Morgan |date=November 28, 2022 |title=Layoffs Have Gutted Twitter's Child Safety Team |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/twitter-child-sexual-abuse-material |magazine=[[Wired UK]] |language=en-GB |issn=1357-0978 |access-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811021437/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/twitter-child-sexual-abuse-material |url-status=live }}</ref> An investigation by [[BBC Panorama]] found concerns that child sexual abuse is rising, following the layoffs and changes at Twitter since Musk's takeover.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64804007 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121115437/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64804007 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2023, far-right [[QAnon]] influencer and conspiracy theorist Dom Lucre was suspended days after posting an uncensored image of child sexual exploitation, which had millions of impressions. The image was taken from a child torture video by Australian sex offender [[Peter Scully]]. Musk reinstated the account the same day. The account was one of the few accounts that had been a part of direct payouts from Twitter earlier in the month.<ref name="Vice CP" /><ref name="WP CP" /><ref name="Forbes CP">{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Twitter Suspends, Then Unsuspends, Popular Right-Wing User Who Tweeted Image Of Child Sexual Abuse |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/07/27/twitter-suspends-then-unsuspends-popular-right-wing-user-who-tweeted-image-of-child-sexual-abuse/?sh=49fb65456670 |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=[[Forbes]] |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728003736/https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/07/27/twitter-suspends-then-unsuspends-popular-right-wing-user-who-tweeted-image-of-child-sexual-abuse/?sh=49fb65456670 |url-status=live }}</ref> When questioned about the incident during an Australian parliamentary committee hearing on preventing child sexual exploitation, the company's head of global affairs, Nick Pickles, said that Twitter was considering only removing the material and not banning the user if the user had shared such material because they were outraged.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=August 10, 2023 |title=Twitter/X defends restoring account that shared child abuse material |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/10/twitter-x-restores-unbans-account-shared-child-abuse-material |access-date=August 11, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810235341/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/10/twitter-x-restores-unbans-account-shared-child-abuse-material |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TikTok, X, and Meta CEOs to Face Congressional Hearing Over Child Sexual Exploitation |date=November 20, 2023 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tiktok-x-meta-ceos-congressional-hearing-child-sexual-exploitation-1234889011/ |publisher=RollingStone |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121033403/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tiktok-x-meta-ceos-congressional-hearing-child-sexual-exploitation-1234889011/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Policy changes ==
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| date = November 18, 2022
| text = New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.<br>Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to Twitter.<br>You won't find the tweet unless you specifically seek it out, which is no different from rest of Internet.
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In December 2022, Twitter dissolved the [[Trust and safety]] Council responsible for Twitter's policies on hate speech, child sexual exploitation, and self-harm content.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Matt |last2=Ortutay |first2=Barbara |date=December 13, 2022 |title=Musk's Twitter disbands its Trust and Safety advisory group |url=https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-business-a9b795e8050de12319b82b5dd7118cd7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022005/https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-business-a9b795e8050de12319b82b5dd7118cd7 |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> This occurred while evidence showed an increase in hate speech following Musk's acquisition.<ref name="Hickey-2304">Hickey, D., Schmitz, M., Fessler, D., Smaldino, P., Muric, G., Burghardt, K. Auditing Elon Musk's Impact on Hate Speech and Bots. In: Proceedings of the 17th International AAAI Conference On Web And Social Media, (in press) https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.04129 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415042601/https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.04129 |date=April 15, 2023 }}.</ref> The new head of Trust and Safety, Ella Irwin, announced that Twitter had moved towards more [[automation]] to moderate content, in order to restrict diffusion,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Katie |last2=Dang |first2=Sheila |date=December 5, 2022 |title=Exclusive: Twitter leans on automation to moderate content as harmful speech surges |language=en |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-exec-says-moving-fast-moderation-harmful-content-surges-2022-12-03/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203014349/https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-exec-says-moving-fast-moderation-harmful-content-surges-2022-12-03/ |archive-date=December 3, 2022}}</ref> later described by Musk as "freedom of speech, not freedom of reach".<ref name="Piemontese-2023">{{Cite magazine |last=Piemontese |first=Antonio |date=June 28, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Seeks Support Against Rules on Free Speech Online |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/vivatech-elon-musk-announcement/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703012121/https://www.wired.com/story/vivatech-elon-musk-announcement/ |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref>

Twitter adopted an updated [[zero-tolerance]] policy on "violent speech" on February 28, 2023, described by ''[[The Verge]]'' as both "more specific {{em|and}} more vague" than the prior version.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Mitchell |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Twitter rewrites its rules on violent content under Elon Musk |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23619262/twitter-violent-speech-policy-zero-tolerance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301012752/https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23619262/twitter-violent-speech-policy-zero-tolerance |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |access-date=March 1, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rumpf |first=Sarah |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Elon Musk vows to 'defeat the spam bots' or 'die trying' if Twitter bid succeeds | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/12/18/twitter-bans-links-facebook-instagram-mastodon-accounts/10921759002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202165154/https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musk-vows-to-defeat-the-spam-bots-or-die-trying-if-twitter-bid-succeeds |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2023 |newspaper=[[Fox Business]]}}</ref> As of April 2023 there was no evidence of policy changes that had decreased the overall number of bots, although there was some evidence that [[spambot]]s had decreased slightly.<ref name="Hickey-2304" />

=== Account suspensions and reinstatements ===
{{Main|Twitter suspensions}}
Within hours of the take-over in October 2022, the far-right [[Britain First]] account, previously banned in 2017, was reinstated.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Das |first1=Shanti |last2=Milmo |first2=Dan |date=October 29, 2022 |title=Banned British far-right figures return to Twitter within hours of takeover |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/29/banned-british-far-right-figures-return-to-twitter-within-hours-of-takeover |access-date=November 21, 2023 |issn=0029-7712 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121175734/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/29/banned-british-far-right-figures-return-to-twitter-within-hours-of-takeover |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McHardy |first=Martha |date=April 24, 2023 |title=Twitter verifies previously banned far-right party Britain First |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/twitter-britain-first-verfied-elon-musk-b2325689.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121180213/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/twitter-britain-first-verfied-elon-musk-b2325689.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Account bans continued to be lifted in late November 2022, beginning with [[Jordan Peterson]], [[Kathy Griffin]], ''[[The Babylon Bee]]'', and [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandom |first=Russell |date=November 18, 2022 |title=Elon Musk begins reinstating banned Twitter accounts, starting with Jordan Peterson and the Babylon Bee |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23466625/elon-musk-twitter-reinstatement-jordan-peterson-kathy-griffin-babylon-bee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118191740/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23466625/elon-musk-twitter-reinstatement-jordan-peterson-kathy-griffin-babylon-bee |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Duffy |first1=Clare |last2=DeBlanc |first2=Paul |date=November 19, 2022 |title=Elon Musk restores Donald Trump's Twitter account |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/business/twitter-musk-trump-reinstate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120013512/https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/business/twitter-musk-trump-reinstate |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Multiple accounts were suspended, many of which had been named by [[far-right]] figures who urged Musk to take action. Among those banned include a group that provided security to [[LGBTQ+]] events, and several accounts parodying Musk.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mackey |first1=Robert |last2=Lee |first2=Micah |date=November 29, 2022 |title=Left-Wing Voices Are Silenced on Twitter as Far-Right Trolls Advise Elon Musk |url=https://theintercept.com/2022/11/29/elon-musk-twitter-andy-ngo-antifascist/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129174104/https://theintercept.com/2022/11/29/elon-musk-twitter-andy-ngo-antifascist/ |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |access-date=November 29, 2022 |website=[[The Intercept]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rahman |first=Abid |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Twitter Cracks Down on Impersonators, Permanently Suspends Kathy Griffin |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/twitter-impersonators-elon-musk-kathy-griffin-1235256624/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107040946/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/twitter-impersonators-elon-musk-kathy-griffin-1235256624/ |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Mike |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Kathy Griffin kicked off Twitter as 'free-speech absolutist' Elon Musk cracks down on parody accounts targeting him |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-cracks-down-on-parody-accounts-targeting-him-11667781449 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107012019/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-cracks-down-on-parody-accounts-targeting-him-11667781449 |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=December 5, 2022 |website=[[MarketWatch]]}}</ref>

In November, Twitter analytics firm [[Bot Sentinel]] calculated that around 877,000 accounts were deactivated and 497,000 were suspended between October 27 and November 1, over double the usual number.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Twitter may have lost more than a million users since Elon Musk took over |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/03/1062752/twitter-may-have-lost-more-than-a-million-users-since-elon-musk-took-over/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[MIT Technology Review]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103164848/https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/03/1062752/twitter-may-have-lost-more-than-a-million-users-since-elon-musk-took-over/ |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Alund |first=Natalie Neysa |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Twitter lost more than 1.3 million users in the week after Elon Musk bought it |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/11/08/mit-report-twitter-elon-musk-users-lost/8300611001/ |access-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108154847/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/11/08/mit-report-twitter-elon-musk-users-lost/8300611001/ |archive-date=November 8, 2022}}</ref> In December, neo-Nazi [[Andrew Anglin]] and founder of ''[[The Daily Stormer]]'' was reinstated,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bort |first=Ryan |date=January 30, 2023 |title=Men Must 'Force' Women to Submit, Says Neo-Nazi Reinstated to Twitter by Elon Musk |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/neo-nazi-andrew-anglin-twitter-rife-misogyny-1234671105/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208190011/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/neo-nazi-andrew-anglin-twitter-rife-misogyny-1234671105/ |url-status=live }}</ref> within 24 hours of [[Kanye West]]'s suspension after posting an antisemitic tweet.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Kanye West suspended from Twitter after posting swastika inside Star of David |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/02/kanye-west-suspended-from-twitter-after-posting-swastika-inside-the-star-of-david |access-date=November 21, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203223945/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/02/kanye-west-suspended-from-twitter-after-posting-swastika-inside-the-star-of-david |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Days After Suspending Kanye, Twitter Reinstates Notorious neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-12-05/ty-article/.premium/days-after-suspending-kanye-twitter-reinstates-notorious-neo-nazi-andrew-anglin/00000184-e185-dffa-ada4-ff9f1c9a0000 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314131624/https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-12-05/ty-article/.premium/days-after-suspending-kanye-twitter-reinstates-notorious-neo-nazi-andrew-anglin/00000184-e185-dffa-ada4-ff9f1c9a0000 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kanye's account was later restored in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moloney |first=Marita |date=July 30, 2023 |title=Twitter restores Kanye West's account after ban |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66351871 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121110618/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66351871 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Busby |first=Mattha |date=July 30, 2023 |title=Elon Musk reinstates Kanye West's Twitter account after ban |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/30/elon-musk-reinstates-kanye-west-twitter-account-after-ban |access-date=November 21, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207161712/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/30/elon-musk-reinstates-kanye-west-twitter-account-after-ban |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2023, advisers to Kanye West, [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|Jan 6]] organizer [[Ali Alexander]] and white nationalist [[Nick Fuentes]], were both banned again shortly after being reinstated on the platform. Fuentes was suspended within 24 hours of returning to the platform.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Dickinson |first1=Nikki McCann Ramirez,Tim |last2=Ramirez |first2=Nikki McCann |last3=Dickinson |first3=Tim |date=January 25, 2023 |title=Kanye's 2024 Brain Trust Booted From Twitter (Again) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ali-alexander-nick-fuentes-rebanned-twitter-1234668251/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208192135/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ali-alexander-nick-fuentes-rebanned-twitter-1234668251/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramirez |first=Nikki McCann |date=January 24, 2023 |title=Twitter Reinstates Nick Fuentes, Kanye's Hitler-Loving Muse |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nick-fuentes-reinstated-twitter-1234667137/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121103716/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nick-fuentes-reinstated-twitter-1234667137/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2023, Elon Musk announced Twitter would delete accounts that have been inactive for several years, including accounts of dead people. This led to criticism, mainly from those who charged it would disallow them from reading tweets written by their deceased loved ones.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grantham-Philips |first1=Wyatte |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Twitter is purging inactive accounts including people who have died, angering those still grieving |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/twitter-elon-musk-dead-users-inactive-accounts-49c96ee9c0723a60c82da55f3616c96d/ |access-date=May 23, 2023 |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522025033/https://apnews.com/article/twitter-elon-musk-dead-users-inactive-accounts-49c96ee9c0723a60c82da55f3616c96d |url-status=live }}</ref>{{and then what|date=November 2023}}

In June 2023 Twitter suspended the accounts of Musk/Tesla critic [[Aaron Greenspan]] and his legal transparency company [[PlainSite]]. PlainSite had released a number of Musk/Tesla-related documents over the years. In February 2023 Musk had sued Greenspan over communications between the two being published.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kolodny |first1=Lora |date=June 15, 2023 |title=Twitter has suspended the accounts of a prominent Tesla and Elon Musk critic, PlainSite founder Aaron Greenspan |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/elon-musk-led-twitter-suspended-plainsite-a-prominent-tesla-critic.html |access-date=June 18, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |archive-date=June 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618015148/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/elon-musk-led-twitter-suspended-plainsite-a-prominent-tesla-critic.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{and then what|date=November 2023}}

In January 2024, Musk banned accounts belonging to several journalists and left-leaning accounts, including [[Ken Klippenstein]], with whom he had publicly feuded in the past.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gault |first1=Matthew |title=X Purges Prominent Journalists, Leftists With No Explanation |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d948x/x-purges-prominent-journalists-leftists-with-no-explanation |access-date=January 9, 2024 |work=Vice |date=January 9, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109155005/https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d948x/x-purges-prominent-journalists-leftists-with-no-explanation |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== ElonJet and journalists suspended ====
{{Main|December 2022 Twitter suspensions}}
{{Tweet
| name = Elon Musk [[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|15px]]
| username = elonmusk
| date = December 15, 2022
| text = Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location info.

Posting locations someone traveled to on a slightly delayed basis isn't a safety problem, so is ok.
| ID = 1603181423787380737
| image = Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Musk |first=Elon |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1603181423787380737 |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Elon Musk on Twitter: "Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location info. Posting locations someone traveled to on a slightly delayed basis isn't a safety problem, so is ok." / Twitter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215001909/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1603181423787380737 |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>
}}

On December 14, Musk suspended [[ElonJet]], a [[Twitter bot]] account operated by [[Jack Sweeney]] which tracked Musk's private jet in real-time using publicly accessible data, in addition to several of Sweeney's other accounts. He had previously stated, "My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk." Defending his decision to suspend the accounts, Musk declared a ban on [[doxxing]] real-time location data, and Twitter followed suit by updating its policies page.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Matt |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Twitter changes rules over account tracking Elon Musk's jet |url=https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-business-social-media-13119e8cc9bbc15a886369263b29087a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214170926/https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-business-social-media-13119e8cc9bbc15a886369263b29087a |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=December 15, 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Harwell |first1=Drew |last2=Siddiqui |first2=Faiz |date=December 14, 2022 |title=Musk bans Twitter account tracking his jet, threatens to sue creator |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/14/elonjet-twitter-suspension-jack-sweeney-talks/ |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215002815/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/14/elonjet-twitter-suspension-jack-sweeney-talks/ |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The next day, Twitter [[December 2022 Twitter suspensions|banned the accounts of multiple journalists]] who had been covering the ElonJet incident,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Elon Musk's Twitter bans accounts of CNN, NYT, WaPo journalists |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/media/twitter-musk-journalists-hnk-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216014051/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/media/twitter-musk-journalists-hnk-intl/index.html |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |publisher=[[CNN Business]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Alex |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Elon Musk starts banning critical journalists from Twitter |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23512004/elon-musk-starts-banning-critical-journalists-from-twitter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216011749/https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23512004/elon-musk-starts-banning-critical-journalists-from-twitter |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levitz |first=Eric |date=December 19, 2022 |title=The Unhinged Debate Over Twitter and 'Free Speech' |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/twitter-free-speech-elon-musk-greenwald-taibbi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219131543/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/twitter-free-speech-elon-musk-greenwald-taibbi.html |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=[[Intelligencer (website)|Intelligencer]]}}</ref> as well as the [[Mastodon (social network)|Mastodon]] account on Twitter,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatmaker |first=Taylor |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Twitter suspends Mastodon's account, making a good case for Mastodon |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/elon-musk-suspends-mastodon-twitter-account-over-elonjet-tracking/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216005613/https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/elon-musk-suspends-mastodon-twitter-account-over-elonjet-tracking/ |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Twitter suspends Mastodon after it tweeted about Elon's jet |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23511894/twitter-suspends-mastodon-tweeted-about-elons-jet-elonjet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216005003/https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23511894/twitter-suspends-mastodon-tweeted-about-elons-jet-elonjet |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> on the grounds that they had violated the new doxing policy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatmaker |first=Taylor |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Twitter just banned prominent journalists who cover Elon Musk with no warning |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/twitter-just-banned-a-wave-of-prominent-journalists-with-no-explanation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216013117/https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/twitter-just-banned-a-wave-of-prominent-journalists-with-no-explanation/ |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> Some of the suspended journalists joined a [[Twitter Spaces]] mass audio call with Musk, where Musk was asked about their suspensions; Musk quit the call, and the call was abruptly ended before the entire Twitter Spaces service was temporarily taken down. Musk attributed the shutdown to a [[software bug]], while a Twitter senior software engineer said that Spaces had been "taken offline".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Clarissa-Jan |date=December 17, 2022 |title=Twitter Spaces Were Taken Offline After Elon Musk Fled One Where He Was Asked About Reporters Being Banned |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/twitter-spaces-nuked-elon-musk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216194353/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/twitter-spaces-nuked-elon-musk |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 19, 2022 |website=[[Buzzfeed News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Savov |first1=Vlad |last2=Alba |first2=Davey |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Musk Disables Twitter Spaces After Clash With Journalists |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-16/musk-disables-twitter-spaces-after-clash-with-journalists |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216103003/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-16/musk-disables-twitter-spaces-after-clash-with-journalists |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Farivar |first=Cyrus |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Elon Musk Briefly Speaks To Reporters In Twitter Spaces, Then Departs |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2022/12/16/elon-musk-twitter-spaces/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Forbes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216063944/https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2022/12/16/elon-musk-twitter-spaces/ |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref> Most suspended journalists were later reinstated, but found themselves unable to post new tweets until their policy-violating tweets had been taken down.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Furlong |first=Ashleigh |date=December 17, 2022 |title=Musk reinstates journalists banned from Twitter |newspaper=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-mush-unbanning-journalists-twitter/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217114123/https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-mush-unbanning-journalists-twitter/ |archive-date=December 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Mae |first1=Anderson |last2=O'Brien |first2=Matt |date=December 17, 2022 |title=Elon Musk reinstates suspended journalists as rift deepens between Twitter and media organizations: 'Self-inflicted wound' |url=https://fortune.com/2022/12/17/elon-musk-reinstates-suspended-journalists-rift-twitter-media-organizations/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218143852/https://fortune.com/2022/12/17/elon-musk-reinstates-suspended-journalists-rift-twitter-media-organizations/ |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

=== API access and developer agreements ===
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| name = Elon Musk [[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|15px]]
| username = elonmusk
| date = February 5, 2023
| text = Responding to feedback, Twitter will enable a light, write-only API for bots providing good content that is free
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| image = Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Musk |first=Elon |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1622082025166442505 |date=February 5, 2023 |title=Responding to feedback, Twitter will enable a light, write-only API for bots providing good content that is free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205093222/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1622082025166442505 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

On January 12, 2023, Twitter abruptly cut off many third-party Twitter clients from the site's [[application programming interface]] (API).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Ivan |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Twitter's third-party client issue is seemingly a deliberate suspension |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/16/twitters-third-party-client-issue-is-seemingly-a-deliberate-suspension/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116105529/https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/16/twitters-third-party-client-issue-is-seemingly-a-deliberate-suspension/ |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> This broke the third-party clients, but the change was not acknowledged until a week later, when the company cited unspecified "long-standing API rules" as the reason for the change.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Purdy |first=Kevin |date=January 18, 2023 |title=Twitter says third-party apps broke "long-standing API rules," won't name rules |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/twitter-says-third-party-apps-broke-long-standing-api-rules-wont-name-rules/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118171639/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/twitter-says-third-party-apps-broke-long-standing-api-rules-wont-name-rules/ |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> By January 19, Twitter had retroactively updated its developer agreement, barring developers from creating products similar to Twitter's own app.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=January 19, 2023 |title=Twitter officially bans third-party clients after cutting off prominent devs |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/19/twitter-officially-bans-third-party-clients-after-cutting-off-prominent-devs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119233358/https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/19/twitter-officially-bans-third-party-clients-after-cutting-off-prominent-devs/ |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> On February 2, Twitter announced it would be removing the free tier of its API by February 9 and replace it with a "basic paid tier".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=February 2, 2023 |title=Twitter is replacing free access to its API with a new paid tier |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/2/23582615/twitter-removing-free-api-developer-apps-price-announcement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202134652/https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/2/23582615/twitter-removing-free-api-developer-apps-price-announcement |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> Musk later clarified on February 5, that bot accounts that provided "good content" would be permitted to continue using Twitter's API.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=February 5, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says bots with 'good content' can use Twitter's API for free |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/5/23586577/elon-musk-bots-good-content-twitters-api-free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205184358/https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/5/23586577/elon-musk-bots-good-content-twitters-api-free |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

=== State-affiliated media label ===
In April 2023, [[Twitter]] designated [[NPR|National Public Radio]]'s main account as "US state-affiliated media", a label that was typically reserved for foreign media outlets that directly represented the point of view of their respective governments, like Russia's [[RT (TV network)|RT]] and China's [[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Novak |first=Matt |date=April 5, 2023 |title=Twitter Adds 'State-Affiliated Media' Label To NPR Account Putting It On Par With Russia Today |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/04/05/twitter-adds-state-affiliated-media-label-to-npr-account-putting-it-on-par-with-russia-today/?sh=4ba401c6635c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406010257/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/04/05/twitter-adds-state-affiliated-media-label-to-npr-account-putting-it-on-par-with-russia-today/?sh=4ba401c6635c |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> Twitter's decision was controversial; though established by an act of Congress, NPR is an independent news organization that only receives a fraction of its funding through government programs. Twitter's previous policy had explicitly mentioned NPR, as well as the United Kingdom's [[BBC]], as examples of networks that were not considered state-affiliated due to their editorial independence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ladden-Hall |first=Dan |date=April 5, 2023 |title=NPR Labeled 'State-Affiliated Media' on Twitter as Musk Steps Up Press Feud |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/npr-labeled-state-affiliated-media-on-twitter-as-musk-steps-up-press-feud |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405114026/https://www.thedailybeast.com/npr-labeled-state-affiliated-media-on-twitter-as-musk-steps-up-press-feud |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=[[The Daily Beast|Daily Beast]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter labels NPR as "state-affiliated media" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-labels-npr-as-u-s-state-affiliated-media-agency/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405194837/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-labels-npr-as-u-s-state-affiliated-media-agency/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=April 5, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> NPR ceased activity on its main Twitter account in response to the designation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Scire |first=Sarah |title=NPR says it won't tweet from @NPR until Twitter removes false "state-affiliated" label |url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/04/npr-says-it-wont-tweet-from-npr-until-twitter-removes-false-state-affiliated-label/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408150539/https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/04/npr-says-it-wont-tweet-from-npr-until-twitter-removes-false-state-affiliated-label/ |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=[[Nieman Lab]]}}</ref> As of October 2023, NPR still no longer uses Twitter, with the media outlet describing the effects on [[internet traffic|traffic]] as negligible.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bullard |first=Gabe |date=October 11, 2023 |title=Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible |url=https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=Nieman Reports |language=en-US |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128184658/https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mastrangelo |first=Dominick |date=October 12, 2023 |title=NPR: Traffic loss from leaving Twitter negligible |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4252469-npr-twitter-negligible-traffic-loss/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211114950/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4252469-npr-twitter-negligible-traffic-loss/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baragona |first=Justin |date=October 12, 2023 |title=NPR Ditching Twitter Has Had Almost Zero Impact on Traffic |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/npr-ditching-twitter-had-almost-184303771.html |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-CA |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211113448/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/npr-ditching-twitter-had-almost-184303771.html |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Npr labeled state media.jpg|thumb|NPR labeled state-affiliated media]]On April 8, 2023, Twitter changed the designation of NPR's account from "state-affiliated" to "government-funded".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter Changes Label On NPR Account From 'State-Affiliated' To 'Government Funded' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/04/08/twitter-changes-label-on-npr-account-from-state-affiliated-to-government-funded/?sh=858b17373529 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=[[Forbes]] |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410062727/https://connatix-d.openx.net/v/1.0/av?auid=539844291&schain=1.0,1!connatix.com,679698455578581,1,,,,&url=www.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fmattnovak%2F2023%2F04%2F08%2Ftwitter-changes-label-on-npr-account-from-state-af&cb=6742c70b-03cb-4ba5-b3df-dfb0399a0147&vwd=526&vht=296&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=undefined&us_privacy= |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 10, after managing to get in contact with Musk himself, NPR reporter Bobby Allyn tweeted that Musk said he was relying on a list accessible through a [[Wikipedia]] category page, named "[[:Category:Publicly funded broadcasters]]", to determine which news organizations' accounts should be deemed as "government-funded media".<ref name="Folkenflik 2023">{{Cite web |last=Folkenflik |first=David |date=April 12, 2023 |title=NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media' |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label |access-date=April 12, 2023 |publisher=[[NPR]] |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422231851/https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Sarah |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says Twitter is using a Wikipedia list to help decide which news organizations are labeled 'government-funded media' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-using-wikipedia-to-decide-government-funded-media-2023-4 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=[[Business Insider]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411190614/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-using-wikipedia-to-decide-government-funded-media-2023-4 |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter then added the label to other sources such as [[PBS]], the [[BBC]], and [[Voice of America]], which all three objected to.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Stephen|last1=Neukam|access-date=April 11, 2023|title=Twitter slaps 'government funded media' labels on other major news outlets after NPR backlash|url=https://thehill.com/media/3941373-twitter-slaps-government-funded-media-labels-on-other-major-news-outlets-after-npr-backlash/|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411232053/https://thehill.com/media/3941373-twitter-slaps-government-funded-media-labels-on-other-major-news-outlets-after-npr-backlash/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 12, 2023 |title=Six things we learned from Elon Musk interview |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65251160 |access-date=May 8, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412143305/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65251160 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 12, NPR announced that its accounts would no longer be active on Twitter,<ref name="Folkenflik 2023" /><ref name="Kelley 2023" /><ref name="Yang 2023">{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Maya |date=April 12, 2023 |title=NPR to quit Twitter after being labelled 'state-affiliated media' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/12/npr-leaves-twitter-elon-musk-state-media |access-date=April 13, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412231518/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/12/npr-leaves-twitter-elon-musk-state-media |url-status=live }}</ref> citing the platform's "inaccurate and misleading" labeling of NPR as "government-funded media" despite the fact that it receives "less than 1 percent of its $300 million annual budget" from the [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]].<ref name="Folkenflik 2023" /><ref name="Kelley 2023">{{cite news |last1=Kelley |first1=Lora |last2=Robertson |first2=Katie |date=April 12, 2023 |title=NPR to Suspend Twitter Use After 'Government-Funded' Label |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/business/npr-twitter-suspension.html |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412133912/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/business/npr-twitter-suspension.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wile |first=Rob |date=April 13, 2023 |title=NPR quits Twitter, saying the platform is 'undermining' its credibility |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/npr-quits-twitter-says-platform-undermining-credibility-rcna79322 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |language=en |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413004131/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/npr-quits-twitter-says-platform-undermining-credibility-rcna79322 |url-status=live }}</ref> As their last post on the platform, the network shared links to their alternative newsletters, websites and social media profiles.<ref name="Kelley 2023" /><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=NPR |number=1646138100035272704 |date=April 12, 2023 |title=NPR produces consequential, independent journalism every day in service to the public. Here's you can find and read our work... |access-date=April 12, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412150925/https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1646138100035272704 |url-status=live }}</ref> In an email to the staff explaining the decision, CEO John Lansing allowed individual NPR journalists and staffers to choose for themselves whether to keep using Twitter, while noting that remaining on the site "would be a disservice to the serious work you all do here".<ref name="Folkenflik 2023" /><ref name="Yang 2023" />

On April 17, Canadian public broadcaster [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] was designated as "government-funded media" by Twitter, in response to a letter from [[Conservative Party of Canada]] leader [[Pierre Poilievre]]. On April 18, the label was changed to "70% government-funded media", referring to outdated data from the CBC's 2020–2021 report; shortly afterwards, Musk tweaked the percentage in the label to "[[69 (sex position)|69%]]". Musk tweeted "Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they're 'less than 70% government-funded', so we corrected the label".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=April 18, 2023 |title=Musk labels CBC "69% Government-funded" as more news outlets quit Twitter |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/musk-feuds-with-another-public-broadcaster-labels-cbc-69-government-funded/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424191227/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/musk-feuds-with-another-public-broadcaster-labels-cbc-69-government-funded/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Scherer 2023" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ladden-Hall |first=Dan |date=April 18, 2023 |title=Musk Mocks CBC With '69% Government-Funded Media' Twitter Label |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/musk-mocks-cbc-with-69-government-funded-media-twitter-label |access-date=April 28, 2023 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en |archive-date=April 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428205612/https://www.thedailybeast.com/musk-mocks-cbc-with-69-government-funded-media-twitter-label |url-status=live }}</ref> In response, CBC announced they would pause Twitter activity.<ref name="Scherer 2023">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trudeau-rival-clash-over-twitter-labeling-cbc-government-funded-2023-04-17/|title=Canada public broadcaster's Twitter account labeled '69% Government-funded Media'|first=Steve|last=Scherer|agency=Reuters |date=April 18, 2023|work=Reuters.com|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418051541/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trudeau-rival-clash-over-twitter-labeling-cbc-government-funded-2023-04-17/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/17/justin-trudeau-pierre-poilievre-twitter-cbc|title=Canada's CBC 'pauses' Twitter use after government-funded media label|first=Leyland|last=Cecco|date=April 17, 2023|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418035005/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/17/justin-trudeau-pierre-poilievre-twitter-cbc|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 21, Twitter stopped labeling state-affiliated media entirely, with neither Western publicly funded outlets such as NPR, BBC and CBC, nor China's Xinhua and Russia's RT, displaying the label on their accounts.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 21, 2023|title=Twitter drops 'state-affiliated', 'government-funded' labels|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/21/twitter-drops-state-affiliated-government-funded-labels|publisher=Al Jazeera|archive-date=April 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135852/https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/21/twitter-drops-state-affiliated-government-funded-labels|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2023 |title=Twitter Makes It Easier for China's Propaganda |url=https://chinaobservers.eu/twitter-makes-it-easier-for-chinas-propaganda/ |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=chinaobservers |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901004843/https://chinaobservers.eu/twitter-makes-it-easier-for-chinas-propaganda/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Tweet views and messaging limits ===
{{Tweet
| name = Elon Musk [[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|15px]]
| username = elonmusk
| date = July 1, 2023
| text = To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we've applied the following temporary limits:

- Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day<br/>
- Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day<br/>
- New unverified accounts to 300/day
| ID = 1675187969420828672
| image = Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Musk |first=Elon |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1675187969420828672 |date=July 1, 2023 |title=To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we've applied the following temporary limits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705030327/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

On June 30, 2023, Twitter blocked unregistered users from viewing tweets or profiles. Musk described the change as a "temporary emergency measure" on his own profile, blaming "several hundred organizations" for scraping data from the site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Twitter has started blocking unregistered users |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779764/twitter-blocks-unregistered-users-account-tweets |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630144648/https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779764/twitter-blocks-unregistered-users-account-tweets |url-status=live }}</ref> The following day further measures were implemented with temporary limits to the number of tweets a user can see per day, with verified users having 6,000, unverified users having 600 and newly created users having 300.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2023 |title=Twitter temporarily restricts tweets users can see |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66077195 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701174439/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66077195 |url-status=live }}</ref> After thousands of users reported Twitter issues to the website [[Downdetector]], the limit was increased to 8,000 for verified users, 800 for unverified users, and 400 for new accounts.<ref name="NBC News 2023">{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2023 |title=Thousands of Twitter users report problems accessing site as Elon Musk says new limits have been installed |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thousands-users-report-problems-accessing-twitter-met-rate-limit-excee-rcna92188 |access-date=July 2, 2023 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701233115/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thousands-users-report-problems-accessing-twitter-met-rate-limit-excee-rcna92188 |url-status=live }}</ref> Three hours later, the limit was increased again to 10,000 for verified users, 1,000 for unverified users, and 500 for new accounts.<ref name="NBC News 2023" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 2023 |title=Twitter temporarily restricts tweets users can see, Elon Musk announces |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66077195 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701174439/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66077195 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{and then what|date=November 2023}}

Former Twitter executive [[Yoel Roth]] said the scraping explanation didn't "pass the sniff test," and that the incident "isn't even the first time they've completely broken the site by bumbling around in the rate limiter."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tangalakis-Lippert |first1=Katherine |title=Elon Musk blamed data scraping for strict 'rate limits' on viewing tweets. Twitter's former head of trust and safety says it's not the first time the site's been broken by someone 'bumbling around in the rate limiter.' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/yoel-roth-twitter-rate-limit-bumbling-around-google-cloud-storage-2023-7 |website=Business Insider |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702225438/https://www.businessinsider.com/yoel-roth-twitter-rate-limit-bumbling-around-google-cloud-storage-2023-7 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 21, 2023, Twitter limited the number of [[Private message|direct messages]] (DMs) that unverified users could send per day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2023 |title=Twitter is limiting the number of DMs unverified users can send |url=https://www.engadget.com/twitter-is-limiting-the-number-of-dms-unverified-users-can-send-120035602.html |access-date=August 14, 2023 |website=Engadget |language=en-US |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814160846/https://www.engadget.com/twitter-is-limiting-the-number-of-dms-unverified-users-can-send-120035602.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The exact daily limit is unknown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's best idea for stopping spambots is making you pay for extra Twitter DMs |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803632/elon-musk-spam-twitter-blue-dms |access-date=August 14, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814160923/https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803632/elon-musk-spam-twitter-blue-dms |url-status=live }}</ref>{{and then what|date=November 2023}}

=== Announced removal of user blocking capability ===
{{Tweet
| name = Elon Musk [[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|15px]]
| username = elonmusk
| date = August 18, 2023
| text = Block is going to be deleted as a "feature", except for DMs
| ID = 1692558414105186796
| image = Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Musk |first=Elon |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1692558414105186796 |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Block is going to be deleted as a "feature", except for DMs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818155437/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1692558414105186796 |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BlockFeature"/>
}}

On August 19, 2023, [[Elon Musk]] posted a tweet on Twitter stating that the "Block" feature would be deleted on the platform, with the exception of direct messaging.<ref name="BlockFeature">{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Adi |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says (yet again) that X will stop letting you block users |url=https://theverge.com/2023/8/18/23837494/elon-musk-twitter-x-remove-blocking |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007041822/https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/18/23837494/elon-musk-twitter-x-remove-blocking |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mark |first=Julian |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Elon Musk to limit 'block' function on his social media platform |url=https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/18/musk-limits-twitter-block-button |access-date=August 23, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192243/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/18/musk-limits-twitter-block-button/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Musk suggested that a stronger version of "Mute" would replace the "Block" function.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jay Daniel |date=August 22, 2023 |title=Beginning of the end: how Elon Musk's removal of the block function on X could trigger its hellish demise |url=http://theconversation.com/beginning-of-the-end-how-elon-musks-removal-of-the-block-function-on-x-could-trigger-its-hellish-demise-211897 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |language=en |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012093831/https://theconversation.com/beginning-of-the-end-how-elon-musks-removal-of-the-block-function-on-x-could-trigger-its-hellish-demise-211897 |url-status=live }}</ref> In response to [[Backlash (sociology)|backlash]] received from anti-bullying activists for removing the feature, chief executive Linda Yaccarino also stated that a new form of "Block" and "Mute" is currently being developed by X Corp.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 19, 2023 |title=Blocking feature to be removed from former Twitter platform X, says Musk |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/19/blocking-feature-to-be-removed-from-former-twitter-platform-x-says-musk |access-date=August 23, 2023 |issn=0029-7712 |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020094007/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/19/blocking-feature-to-be-removed-from-former-twitter-platform-x-says-musk |url-status=live }}</ref> Major contributors of Twitter, regarding the removal of the block, said that if such a feature were to be removed, Twitter would violate the [[App Store (iOS/iPadOS)|App Store]] and [[Google Play Store]] policies. This could potentially lead to the removal of Twitter from these platforms.<ref>{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=August 19, 2023 |title=Will Musk's Removing X/Twitter User-Blocking Feature Get It Kicked Off Apple and Google App Stores? |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/x-twitter-remove-user-block-apple-google-app-store-ban-1235700310https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/x-twitter-remove-user-block-apple-google-app-store-ban-1235700310 |access-date=August 23, 2023 |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313015222/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/x-twitter-remove-user-block-apple-google-app-store-ban-1235700310/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{and then what|date=November 2023}}

=== Transgender hateful conduct and slurs ===
{{See also|Views of Elon Musk#Transgender issues}}
{{Tweet
| name = Elon Musk [[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|15px]]
| username = elonmusk
| date = June 21, 2023
| text = Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions.<br>The words "cis" or "cisgender" are considered slurs on this platform.
| ID = 1671370284102819841
| image = Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Musk |first=Elon |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1671370284102819841 |date=June 21, 2023 |title=Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions. The words "cis" or "cisgender" are considered slurs on this platform." / Twitter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621042949/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1671370284102819841 |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
}}
After previously indicating his intention to review Twitter's policy against "[[misgendering]] or [[deadnaming]] of [[transgender]] individuals",<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Urquhart |first=Evan |date=November 1, 2022 |title=One of the Biggest Red Flags of Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover |url=https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/elon-music-twitter-transgender-harassment-misinformation.html |url-status=live |magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101181119/https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/elon-music-twitter-transgender-harassment-misinformation.html |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |access-date=December 3, 2022}}</ref> Musk relaxed the platform's hate speech policies in November 2022, with ''[[Gizmodo]]'' describing the policy protecting transgender people as "effectively dead".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ecarma |first=Caleb |date=November 21, 2022 |title=We're Officially in the Elon Musk Era of Content Moderation |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/11/elon-musk-twitter-content-moderation/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121210251/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/11/elon-musk-twitter-content-moderation/ |archive-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref> While previously tweets would be removed, Twitter announced it would instead place warning labels on tweets that are "potentially" in violation of its hateful conduct policy in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ortutay |first=Barbara |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people |url=https://apnews.com/article/twitter-elon-musk-transgender-deadnaming-hateful-conduct-ae1b7285bb906e04b26ff9751ec0c2ce |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007055007/https://apnews.com/article/twitter-elon-musk-transgender-deadnaming-hateful-conduct-ae1b7285bb906e04b26ff9751ec0c2ce |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Twitter quietly removes policy against "deadnaming" transgender people - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-transgender-deadnaming-policy-change/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |publisher=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211113503/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-transgender-deadnaming-policy-change/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Twitter quietly changes its hateful conduct policy to remove standing protections for its transgender users |work=NBC |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/twitter-changes-hateful-conduct-policy-rcna80338 |url-status=live |access-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419124816/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/twitter-changes-hateful-conduct-policy-rcna80338 |archive-date=April 19, 2023}}</ref>

On June 1, the first day of [[Pride Month]], Musk confirmed that a policy against misgendering wouldn't be enforced, and that in his opinion "Whether or not you agree with using someone’s preferred pronouns, not doing so is at most rude and certainly breaks no laws".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingram |first=David |date=June 1, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's new Twitter pronoun rule invites bullying, LGBTQ groups say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musks-new-twitter-pronoun-rule-invites-bullying-lgbtq-groups-say-rcna87336 |access-date=December 2, 2023 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202190116/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musks-new-twitter-pronoun-rule-invites-bullying-lgbtq-groups-say-rcna87336 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June, Musk promoted the film ''[[What Is a Woman?]]'' by ''[[The Daily Wire]]'', after a Twitter review determined the content promoted hateful conduct, and was therefore in violation of abuse and harassment policies. Musk claimed the objection to the film was "a mistake", but that it wouldn't be promoted across the platform. After a pressure campaign from users, the restrictions were reduced to simply not being placed next to advertising.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodward |first=Alex |date=June 5, 2023 |title=Elon Musk promotes anti-trans content as hate speech surges on his far-right platform |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-twitter-transgender-hate-speech-b2351923.html |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807120600/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-twitter-transgender-hate-speech-b2351923.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Shortly after, Musk declared that the words "cis" and "[[cisgender]]" are considered [[Pejorative|slurs]] on Twitter, within the context of repeated and targeted [[harassment]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Jamie |date=June 23, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's cisgender slur remarks torn apart by lawyer |url=https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-cisgender-slur-remarks-torn-apart-lawyer-1808602 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625213704/https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-cisgender-slur-remarks-torn-apart-lawyer-1808602 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Declares 'Cisgender' a Slur on Free Speech Twitter |url=https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-cis-cisgender-slur-twitter-1850559321 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |website=Gizmodo |language=en |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626024919/https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-cis-cisgender-slur-twitter-1850559321 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2023 |title=Elon Musk sparks outrage with threat to ban 'cisgender' as a 'slur' on Twitter |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-cisgender-twitter-slur-b2361734.html |access-date=June 26, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625113140/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-cisgender-twitter-slur-b2361734.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, the ability to report allegations of transphobic abuse had been scrapped.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Twitter Quietly Removes Feature That Protects Trans Users From Hate |url=https://news.yahoo.com/twitter-quietly-removes-feature-protects-135742826.html |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203001354/https://news.yahoo.com/twitter-quietly-removes-feature-protects-135742826.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansford |first=Amelia |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Twitter scraps option to report transphobic abuse |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/05/x-twitter-report-system-transphobia/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130151045/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/05/x-twitter-report-system-transphobia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November, [[PragerU]] would buy a "timeline takeover" advertising spot, which forces an advertisement and accompanying hashtag to be seen by most Twitter users regardless of demographics or preferences for 24 hours, to promote their short film, ''[[Detrans (short film)|Detrans: The Dangers of Gender-Affirming Care]]''; the "timeline takeover" spot was part of PragerU's estimated $1 million marketing budget for the short film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yurcaba |first1=Jo |title=PragerU buys 'takeover' ad on X as part of $1M campaign to promote polarizing 'Detrans' film |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/prageru-buys-takeover-ad-x-part-1m-campaign-promote-polarizing-detrans-rcna123351 |access-date=January 17, 2024 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103221553/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/prageru-buys-takeover-ad-x-part-1m-campaign-promote-polarizing-detrans-rcna123351 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Silberling |first1=Amanda |date=November 2, 2023 |title=X runs 'timeline takeover' ad promoting anti-trans film |work=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/02/x-runs-timeline-takeover-ad-promoting-anti-trans-film/?guccounter=1 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104174537/https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/02/x-runs-timeline-takeover-ad-promoting-anti-trans-film/?guccounter=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Nation]]'' describes "anti-trans hatred" as one of Twitter's "core features".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bauer |first=Sydney |date=June 23, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Has Made Anti-Trans Hatred One of Twitter's Core Features |language=en-US |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/society/elon-musk-transphobia-twitter/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |issn=0027-8378 |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927193339/https://www.thenation.com/article/society/elon-musk-transphobia-twitter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Phrases that call for extreme violence ===

On November 17, 2023, Musk declared on X that users who use the phrases "[[decolonization]]" and "[[from the river to the sea]]", commonly used by activists calling for a Palestinian state, as well as "similar euphemisms", would be suspended. According to Musk, the phrases imply [[genocide]] of [[Jewish people]], as well as "clear calls for extreme violence", against the [[terms of service]] of the platform, and was welcomed by ADL director [[Jonathan Greenblatt]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Klee |first=Miles |date=November 18, 2023 |title=Musk Tries to Clean Up His Antisemitic Remark With New Twitter Rule |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/musk-from-the-river-to-the-sea-twitter-suspension-1234886216/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=November 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119042520/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/musk-from-the-river-to-the-sea-twitter-suspension-1234886216/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vanian |first=Jonathan |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Apple, Disney, other media companies pause advertising on X after Elon Musk boosted antisemitic tweet |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/17/apple-has-paused-advertising-on-x-after-musk-promoted-antisemitic-tweet.html |access-date=November 29, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=November 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119160359/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/17/apple-has-paused-advertising-on-x-after-musk-promoted-antisemitic-tweet.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Identity of pseudonymous users ===
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{{further|StoneToss#Alleged revelation of identity}}
In March 2024, [[antifascist]]s published materials claiming to reveal the identity of the [[pseudonymous]] [[neo-Nazi]] cartoonist [[StoneToss]]. He sought help from Elon Musk; Twitter then suspended multiple users who included StoneToss' alleged real name in their tweets, and amended its privacy policy to prohibit disclosure of others' real names.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gilbert |first1=David |title=X Blocked Journalists and Researchers Who Identified a Neo-Nazi Cartoonist |url=https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-blocked-journalists-researchers-neo-nazi-cartoonist/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=March 28, 2024 |date=March 20, 2024 |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328123632/https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-blocked-journalists-researchers-neo-nazi-cartoonist/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Ingram-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Ingram |first1=David |date=March 21, 2024 |title=Elon Musk's X bans revealing the names of anonymous users after scrutiny of antisemitic cartoonist |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/elon-musk-x-bans-revealing-names-anonymous-users-cartoon-rcna144486 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |archive-date=March 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322153949/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/elon-musk-x-bans-revealing-names-anonymous-users-cartoon-rcna144486 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== New users ===
In October 2023, X began charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines an annual fee of $1 in order to use basic features such as posting, replying and quoting tweets. The change was part of a test to determine whether users would be willing to pay a fee to access the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belanger |first=Ashley |date=October 18, 2023 |title=Elon Musk launches test to see if users are willing to pay $1 a year for X |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/elon-musk-launches-test-to-see-if-users-are-willing-to-pay-1-a-year-for-x/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=March 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324015320/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/elon-musk-launches-test-to-see-if-users-are-willing-to-pay-1-a-year-for-x/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2024, Musk announced that new users would soon have to pay in order to tweet, writing, "Unfortunately, a small fee for writing access from new users is the only way to stop the relentless onslaught of bots".<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2024 |title=Elon Musk says new X users have to pay to tweet |url=https://qz.com/elon-musk-twitter-spam-bots-annual-fee-tweet-1851411201 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=Quartz |language=en |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416223227/https://qz.com/elon-musk-twitter-spam-bots-annual-fee-tweet-1851411201 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Belanger |first=Ashley |date=April 16, 2024 |title=So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/so-much-for-free-speech-on-x-musk-confirms-new-users-must-soon-pay-to-post/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416235132/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/so-much-for-free-speech-on-x-musk-confirms-new-users-must-soon-pay-to-post/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Other developments ==

=== Verification program ===
{{Main|Twitter verification#Since November 2022}}

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On October 30, technology newsletter ''[[Casey Newton|Platformer]]'' reported that Twitter would require users to purchase a [[Twitter Blue]] subscription to retain the blue checkmarks indicating they were "[[Twitter verification|verified]]" on the platform,<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2022 |title=Elon Musk says Twitter will revise how it verifies users |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-twitter-will-revise-how-it-verifies-users-2022-10-30/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031003706/https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-twitter-will-revise-how-it-verifies-users-2022-10-30/ |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |access-date=October 31, 2022 |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Alex |date=October 30, 2022 |title=Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031010409/https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |access-date=October 31, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> which Musk later confirmed, saying it was a measure to combat spambot accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonifacic |first=Igor |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Elon Musk says Twitter Blue will cost $8 and be required for verification |url=https://www.engadget.com/twitter-blue-price-increasing-8-per-month-180319987.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101181015/https://www.engadget.com/twitter-blue-price-increasing-8-per-month-180319987.html |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=[[Engadget]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Elon Musk says $8 monthly fee for Twitter blue tick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63478854 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101193300/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63478854 |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Kate |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Elon Musk tells Stephen King that Twitter needs to pay the bills somehow after the novelist said he'd quit the site if he was charged $20 for verification |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-stephen-king-twitter-quit-pay-bills-users-verification-2022-11 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101104628/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-stephen-king-twitter-quit-pay-bills-users-verification-2022-11 |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> The feature began rolling out on November 5,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biron |first=Bethany |date=November 5, 2022 |title=Twitter is already rolling out Elon Musk's divisive $7.99 blue check paid verification subscription |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-rolls-out-elon-musks-blue-check-verification-2022-11 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106182317/https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-rolls-out-elon-musks-blue-check-verification-2022-11 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> but was then delayed until after the [[2022 U.S. midterm elections|U.S. midterm elections]] due to concerns of potential election interference.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mac |first1=Ryan |last2=Conger |first2=Kate |last3=Isaac |first3=Mike |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Twitter Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterm Election |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/technology/twitter-verification-check-marks.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106191045/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/technology/twitter-verification-check-marks.html |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Twitter's Trust and Safety team assessed the potential for impersonation of official accounts and increasing the credibility of scammers with their highest risk categorization.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Newton |first1=Casey |author1-link=Casey Newton |last2=Schiffer |first2=Zoe |date=November 14, 2022 |title=Elon Musk ignored Twitter's internal warnings about his paid verification scheme |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/14/23459244/twitter-elon-musk-blue-verification-internal-warnings-ignored |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115014511/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/14/23459244/twitter-elon-musk-blue-verification-internal-warnings-ignored |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

On November 9, one day after the United States [[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]], Twitter launched its revamped verification program on [[iOS]] devices, with all users now able to obtain a blue checkmark by purchasing "Twitter Blue".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonifacic |first=Igor |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Twitter's $8 a month Blue subscription with verification is rolling out |url=https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-twitter-blue-now-available-190106760.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109190642/https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-twitter-blue-now-available-190106760.html |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022 |website=[[Engadget]]}}</ref> To distinguish between those who had been verified before the change and those who received the checkmark via Twitter Blue, secondary gray checkmarks labeled "official" were briefly added to the former's profiles before Musk overruled the feature hours later.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Reichert |first1=Corinne |last2=Wong |first2=Queenie |last3=Keane |first3=Sean |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Twitter Briefly Added Gray Check Marks for Official Accounts. Then Musk 'Killed It' |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/twitter-briefly-adds-gray-check-marks-for-official-accounts-until-elon-musk-killed-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109173236/https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/twitter-briefly-adds-gray-check-marks-for-official-accounts-until-elon-musk-killed-it/ |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022 |publisher=[[CNET]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Musk Kills Twitter Rollout of 'Official' Account Labels, Says Subscription-Only Blue Check-Mark Will Be 'The Great Leveler' |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/musk-kills-twitter-official-account-tags-blue-check-mark-1235427979/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109170912/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/musk-kills-twitter-official-account-tags-blue-check-mark-1235427979/ |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022}}</ref> Instead, a clickable pop-up message indicating which of the two groups a verified user belonged to was added to the blue checkmark.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Everyone knows you paid to be verified on Twitter |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23449821/twitter-blue-verification-check-mark-subscribers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109205100/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23449821/twitter-blue-verification-check-mark-subscribers |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> The gray checkmarks were restored without explanation the next day,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopatto |first=Elizabeth |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Twitter reactivated the 'Official' gray check for accounts that are actually verified |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23452625/twitter-verified-official-blue-gray-check |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111032930/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23452625/twitter-verified-official-blue-gray-check |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> and Twitter then halted new verifications via Twitter Blue amid a spike in impersonator accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Kolodny |first1=Lora |last2=Pitt |first2=Sofia |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Twitter pauses paid verifications after users abuse service to impersonate brands and people |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/11/twitter-blue-subscription-disappears-from-app.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111143621/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/11/twitter-blue-subscription-disappears-from-app.html |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2022 |publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Belanger |first=Ashley |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification; "tricking people not OK," Musk says |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111162351/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/ |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> The program relaunched on December 12, with Musk introducing gold checkmarks for businesses and gray checkmarks for government accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Sarah |date=December 12, 2022 |title=Twitter enters its chaotic new multicolored check mark phase |url=https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/12/12/23506109/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verified-checks-gold-gray |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213011005/https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/12/12/23506109/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verified-checks-gold-gray |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]}}</ref> Musk also met with advertisers via [[Twitter Spaces]] to outline his plans to fulfill his pre-acquisition pledges, previewing forthcoming features and allaying fears of a rise in disinformation and hate speech. He also named [[Community Notes]], a fact-checking tool formerly known as Birdwatch, as a prospective substitute for Twitter's then-current approaches to content moderation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fung |first=Brian |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Elon Musk pleads with advertisers to stay on Twitter |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/09/tech/musk-twitter-brands-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109222321/https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/09/tech/musk-twitter-brands-interview |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022 |publisher=[[CNN Business]]}}</ref>

On March 23, 2023, Twitter announced that "legacy" verification badges would be removed starting on April 1: this date passed with no change, before Twitter and Musk announced that the removal date for checkmarks from non-paying accounts would be April 20. The only way to acquire a blue checkmark would be through the paid Twitter Blue subscription.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |date=March 23, 2023 |title=Twitter to Revoke 'Legacy' Verified Badges in April, Leaving Only Paying Subscribers With Blue Check-Marks |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-revokes-legacy-verification-blue-checkmarks-april-1235561515/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330193235/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-revokes-legacy-verification-blue-checkmarks-april-1235561515/ |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref> Around late April, the remaining "legacy" badges were removed, and only those subscribed to Twitter Blue remained. This led to a campaign by the comedian [[Dril|@dril]] and other Twitter users to "block the blue", that is, to block every user with a blue check mark, claiming that most paying users were "dead-eyed cretins who are usually trying to sell you something stupid and expensive".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Binder |first=Matt |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Dril and other Twitter power users begin campaign to 'Block the Blue' paid checkmarks |url=https://mashable.com/article/block-the-blue-twitter-campaign-dril |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423001306/https://mashable.com/article/block-the-blue-twitter-campaign-dril |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |access-date=April 23, 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en}}</ref> The @BlockTheBlue account was suspended from the website.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Twitter users #BlockTheBlue as 'verified' accounts take on new meaning |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 22, 2023|first=Kelsey|last=Ables |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/22/block-the-blue-twitter-verified/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422171041/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/22/block-the-blue-twitter-verified/ |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Several famous users, however, reported having the blue check mark without having paid for it nor wanting it, such as writer [[Stephen King]] and actor [[Jason Alexander]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mollman |first=Steve |date=April 22, 2023 |title=Elon Musk weighs in on campaign to block Twitter accounts that still have blue check mark after legacy purge |url=https://fortune.com/2023/04/22/elon-musk-on-twitter-users-blocking-blue-check-marks-after-legacy-purge/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422232623/https://fortune.com/2023/04/22/elon-musk-on-twitter-users-blocking-blue-check-marks-after-legacy-purge/ |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |access-date=April 23, 2023 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>

=== Revamp and rebrand ===
On October 31, 2022, Musk ordered Twitter employees to revamp multiple aspects of the program within one week, enlisting employees from his other companies, including [[Tesla Inc.|Tesla]], [[the Boring Company]], and [[Neuralink]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolodny |first=Lora |author-link=Lora Kolodny |date=October 31, 2022 |title=Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 Tesla employees into his Twitter takeover |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/31/elon-musk-has-pulled-more-than-50-tesla-engineers-into-twitter.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031211903/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/31/elon-musk-has-pulled-more-than-50-tesla-engineers-into-twitter.html |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> as well as investors [[Jason Calacanis]] and [[Sriram Krishnan]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Perrigo |first=Billy |date=October 31, 2022 |title=Inside Twitter's Chaotic First Weekend Under Elon Musk |url=https://time.com/6226659/elon-musk-twitter-misinformation-verification-employees |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031154831/https://time.com/6226659/elon-musk-twitter-misinformation-verification-employees/ |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> To meet these deadlines, many Twitter staff members were told to work longer hours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dean |first=Grace |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Twitter staff have been told to work 84-hour weeks and managers slept at the office over the weekend as they scramble to meet Elon Musk's tight deadlines, reports say |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-staff-layoffs-long-hours-shifts-work-jobs-2022-11 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101112108/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-staff-layoffs-long-hours-shifts-work-jobs-2022-11 |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref>{{and then what|date=November 2023}}

On July 23, 2023, Musk teased a [[rebrand]], dropping the name "Twitter", the word "tweet" and the bird logo, which date back to 2008. He later confirmed that the new name would be X and that if he found a logo, the rebrand would be put to effect the next day. He then tweeted a GIF of the Twitter logo glitching into an abstract X logo. The logo is taken from the Unicode character {{unichar|1D54F|MATHEMATICAL DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL X}} (also known as [[blackboard bold]] X) as it is rendered on [[Linux]] systems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Wes |date=July 23, 2023 |title=Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/23/23804629/twitters-rebrand-to-x-may-actually-be-happening-soon |access-date=July 23, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013162439/https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/23/23804629/twitters-rebrand-to-x-may-actually-be-happening-soon |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Bloomberg'' said in July that the move would cost the company billions of dollars in [[Brand valuation|brand value]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Counts |first1=Aisha |last2=Levine |first2=Jesse |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Twitter Turning Into X Is Set to Kill Billions in Brand Value |publisher=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg L.P.]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-24/twitter-turning-into-x-is-set-to-kill-billions-in-brand-value |access-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724231621/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-24/twitter-turning-into-x-is-set-to-kill-billions-in-brand-value |url-status=live }}</ref>{{and then what|date=November 2023}}

=== Twitter Files released ===
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=== Blocking and delaying links to external websites ===
On December 15, 2022, a day after [[Jack Sweeney]] moved to [[Mastodon (social network)|Mastodon]] post Twitter-ban,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Elon Musk's Twitter Bans and Blocks Links to Rival Mastodon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-suspends-mastodon-account-1234648316/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223043549/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-suspends-mastodon-account-1234648316/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter began blocking links to its competitor Mastodon, considering them to be "potentially harmful" or "[[malware]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Twitter is blocking links to Mastodon |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23512113/twitter-blocking-mastodon-links-elon-musk-elonjet |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221151531/https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23512113/twitter-blocking-mastodon-links-elon-musk-elonjet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerken |first=Tom |date=December 17, 2022 |title=Twitter blocks users from sharing Mastodon links |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63999452 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216133244/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63999452 |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 18, 2022 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Teh |first=Cheryl |title=Twitter is now blocking tweets that include links to Mastodon, its competitor |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-blocks-links-to-mastodon-competitor-elon-musk-2022-12 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211113448/https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-blocks-links-to-mastodon-competitor-elon-musk-2022-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> A few days later, Twitter announced a new policy barring users from promoting certain social media platforms, including Mastodon,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2022 |title=Twitter bans linking to Facebook, Instagram, other rival social medias platforms |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/twitter-bans-linking-to-facebook-instagram-other-rival-social-medias-platforms/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218230928/https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/twitter-bans-linking-to-facebook-instagram-other-rival-social-medias-platforms/ |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=McShane |first1=Julianne |last2=Abbruzzese |first2=Jason |last3=Kaplan |first3=Ezra |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Twitter bans promotion of accounts on other social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Truth Social |publisher=[[NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-bans-promotion-social-media-sites-facebook-instagram-truth-soc-rcna62305 |url-status=live |access-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218190954/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-bans-promotion-social-media-sites-facebook-instagram-truth-soc-rcna62305 |archive-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |date=December 18, 2022 |title=Elon Musk just broke Twitter by banning outside social links |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90826894/elon-musk-just-broke-twitter-by-banning-outside-links |url-status=live |magazine=[[Fast Company]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218223551/https://www.fastcompany.com/90826894/elon-musk-just-broke-twitter-by-banning-outside-links |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref> but rescinded it within a day following significant backlash. Musk apologized and pledged to poll Twitter users before enacting "major policy changes" going forward.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fung |first=Brian |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Twitter deletes controversial new policy banning links to other social platforms |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/tech/twitter-elon-musk-deletes-policy/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219052256/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/tech/twitter-elon-musk-deletes-policy/index.html |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 19, 2022 |publisher=[[CNN Business]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Matt |last2=Hannon |first2=Brian |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Twitter deletes new policy banning 'free promotion' of rival social media platforms |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/12/18/twitter-bans-links-facebook-instagram-mastodon-accounts/10921759002/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218233333/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/12/18/twitter-bans-links-facebook-instagram-mastodon-accounts/10921759002/ |archive-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref>

On August 15, 2023, a ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' analysis found that X (formerly Twitter) was delaying links to external social media sites such as those owned by [[Meta Platforms]], [[Substack]], [[Bluesky Social|Bluesky]], as well as [[Reuters]] and ''[[The New York Times]]'', all companies that Musk has had grudges with.<ref name="Merrill 2023">{{Cite news |last1=Merrill |first1=Jeremy B. |last2=Harwell |first2=Drew |date=August 15, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/15/twitter-x-links-delayed/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815173422/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/15/twitter-x-links-delayed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Washington Post'' found that users were made to wait approximately five seconds before the links loaded.<ref name="Merrill 2023" /> They also claimed that the ''New York Times'' had seen a drop in user traffic.<ref name="Merrill 2023" /> A few hours after the story was first published, X started reversing this delay.<ref name="Merrill 2023" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Brittain |first=Blake |date=October 2, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's X hit with trademark lawsuit from marketing agency |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-x-hit-with-trademark-lawsuit-marketing-agency-2023-10-02/ |access-date=November 18, 2023 |agency=Reuters |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007192445/https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-x-hit-with-trademark-lawsuit-marketing-agency-2023-10-02/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Conger |first=Kate |date=October 5, 2023 |title=S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk to Compel Him to Testify on Twitter Purchase |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/technology/sec-elon-musk-twitter.html |access-date=November 18, 2023 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117104456/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/technology/sec-elon-musk-twitter.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Engagement with Musk's tweets ===
{{Tweet
| name = Elon Musk [[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|15px]]
| username = elonmusk
| date = February 1, 2023
| text = Made my account private until tomorrow morning to test whether you see my private tweets more than my public ones
| ID = 1620664851663319042
| image = Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Musk |first=Elon |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1620664851663319042 |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Made my account private until tomorrow morning to test whether you see my private tweets more than my public ones |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205220325/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1620664851663319042 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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On February 1, 2023, Musk temporarily made his Twitter account "private" as an experiment to test his tweets' engagement level after tweeting "something is wrong" in response to [[Libs of TikTok]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menezes |first=Saksha |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Locks His Twitter Account to Test Engagement Impact |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-01/musk-locks-his-twitter-account-to-test-engagement-impact |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230201233523/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-01/musk-locks-his-twitter-account-to-test-engagement-impact |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2023 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cuthbertson |first=Anthony |date=February 1, 2023 |title='Something is wrong': Elon Musk makes Twitter account private |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-twitter-private-b2273402.html |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120192622/https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-twitter-private-b2273402.html |url-status=live }}</ref> When the experiment failed to deliver promising results, Musk summoned a group of engineers and demanded an explanation for his declining reach. A principal engineer suggested that this was due to "easily chartable waning public interest in Musk", prompting Musk to fire them.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belanger |first=Ashley |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Musk fired top engineer for explaining why his tweet views are down |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/musk-fired-top-engineer-for-explaining-why-his-tweets-views-are-down/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210183202/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/musk-fired-top-engineer-for-explaining-why-his-tweets-views-are-down/ |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2023 |website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> On February 13, Musk expressed concern over the fact that his tweet about [[Super Bowl LVII]] had garnered fewer impressions than U.S. President [[Joe Biden]]'s. Musk ordered his engineering team to fix the perceived problem or be fired. As a result, engineers altered Twitter's algorithm to boost Musk's tweets by a factor of 1000,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Schiffer |first1=Zoe |last2=Newton |first2=Casey |author-link2=Casey Newton |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23600358/elon-musk-tweets-algorithm-changes-twitter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215012828/https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23600358/elon-musk-tweets-algorithm-changes-twitter |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Elon's Super Bowl Tweet Flopped, So He Had 80 Engineers Boost His Tweets |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-engineers-twitter-engagement-1234680113/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215052209/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-engineers-twitter-engagement-1234680113/ |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> causing his tweets to inundate users' feeds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serrano |first=Jody |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's Tweets Are All Over Twitter, Which Is What He Wanted All Along |url=https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-tweets-all-over-twitter-for-you-feed-1850111807 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214131541/https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-tweets-all-over-twitter-for-you-feed-1850111807 |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2023 |website=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Binder |first=Matt |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Elon Musk locked his Twitter account and went private. Here's why. |url=https://mashable.com/article/twitter-locked-private-elon-musk-account |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120192622/https://mashable.com/article/twitter-locked-private-elon-musk-account |url-status=live }}</ref>{{and then what|date=November 2023}}

=== Removal of news headlines ===
In August 2023, [[Fortune (magazine)|''Fortune'']] reported that Musk was planning to remove headlines and other text from news articles posted on Twitter, so that only the lead image would appear on tweets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robison |first=Kylie |date=August 22, 2023 |title=Elon Musk wants to get rid of this headline |url=https://fortune.com/2023/08/21/elon-musk-plans-remove-headlines-news-articles-link-shared-on-x-twitter/ |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=Fortune |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122070506/https://fortune.com/2023/08/21/elon-musk-plans-remove-headlines-news-articles-link-shared-on-x-twitter/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Paul-2023">{{Cite news |last=Paul |first=Kari |date=August 22, 2023 |title=Elon Musk to strip headlines off news links on Twitter in latest overhaul |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/22/elon-musk-x-twitter-changes-news-links |access-date=November 24, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124013922/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/22/elon-musk-x-twitter-changes-news-links |url-status=live }}</ref> Musk confirmed the change, stating, "This is coming from me directly. Will greatly improve the {{Sic|esthetics}}".<ref name="Paul-2023" /> The change took effect on October 4.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=October 5, 2023 |title=X, formerly Twitter, strips headlines from news story links to improve their look |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/05/x-twitter-strips-headlines-new-links-why-elon-musk |access-date=November 24, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124013928/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/05/x-twitter-strips-headlines-new-links-why-elon-musk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Twitter/X strips headlines out of news links: "It's something Elon wants" |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/musk-makes-news-links-on-twitter-aka-x-less-useful-by-removing-headlines/ |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en-us |archive-date=November 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124013925/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/musk-makes-news-links-on-twitter-aka-x-less-useful-by-removing-headlines/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2023, Musk announced that news headlines would be restored in a different format: "In an upcoming release, X will overlay title in the upper potion of the image of a URL card."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=November 23, 2023 |title=X/Twitter Will Bring Back Article Headlines in Posts, Musk Says |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/x-twitter-bring-back-article-headlines-1235806323/ |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=November 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124013928/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/x-twitter-bring-back-article-headlines-1235806323/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kristensen-2023">{{Cite web |last=Kristensen |first=Nikolaj |date=November 23, 2023 |title=X will once again show headlines, Musk announces, undoing possible harmful change |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/x-will-once-again-show-headlines-musk-announces-undoing-possible-harmful-change |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=[[Logically (company)|Logically]] |language=en |archive-date=November 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124013927/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/x-will-once-again-show-headlines-musk-announces-undoing-possible-harmful-change |url-status=live }}</ref>

===User engagement===
Analysis conducted by research firm Sensor Tower in October 2023 found that global active daily users of X via mobile apps had steadily declined during the year after Musk acquired the company, down 16% by September 2023, while the metric showed positive growth for five other major social media platforms.<ref>{{cite news |title=X's Tumultuous First Year Under Elon Musk, in Charts |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/xs-tumultuous-first-year-under-elon-musk-in-charts-71656f81 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 25, 2023 |author1=Alexa Corse |author2=Nate Rattner |access-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026222100/https://www.wsj.com/tech/xs-tumultuous-first-year-under-elon-musk-in-charts-71656f81 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a May 2023 ''Pew Research'' survey, a majority of American users say they have taken a break from the platform in 2023, and a quarter said they were "not very or not at all likely" to continue using the platform.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faverio |first1=Michelle |title=Majority of U.S. Twitter users say they've taken a break from the platform in the past year |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/17/majority-of-us-twitter-users-say-theyve-taken-a-break-from-the-platform-in-the-past-year/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |work=Pew Research Center |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117162753/https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/17/majority-of-us-twitter-users-say-theyve-taken-a-break-from-the-platform-in-the-past-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CountsNakanoSurge">{{Cite news |last1=Counts |first1=Aisha |last2=Nakano |first2=Eari |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Twitter's Surge in Harmful Content a Barrier to Advertiser Return |language=en |work=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-19/twitter-s-surge-in-harmful-content-a-barrier-to-advertiser-return |access-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725032855/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-19/twitter-s-surge-in-harmful-content-a-barrier-to-advertiser-return |url-status=live }}</ref> In November, it was reported X has lost 3 million monthly [[United Kingdom|UK]] visitors, down from 26.8 million since Musk's takeover, according to [[Ofcom]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warrington |first=James |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Twitter loses 3 million monthly UK visitors after Musk takeover |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/11/28/twitter-x-loses-monthly-uk-visitors-elon-musk-takeover/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128092733/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/11/28/twitter-x-loses-monthly-uk-visitors-elon-musk-takeover/ |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

===Smart TV application===
Elon Musk has teased a [[Smart TV]] client for X, to better compete with YouTube, which would look "identical" to the YouTube application for smart TVs. The app was expected to release the week after the announcement, for [[Samsung Tizen]] and [[Amazon Fire OS]] TVs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2024/03/08/elon-musk-x-smart-tv-app-youtube-clone-amazon-samsung-pivot-video/|title=Exclusive: Elon Musk's X is launching a YouTube clone for smart TVs, starting with Amazon and Samsung, in its bid to pivot to video|website=Fortune|access-date=April 11, 2024|archive-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411065720/https://fortune.com/2024/03/08/elon-musk-x-smart-tv-app-youtube-clone-amazon-samsung-pivot-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, app reasearcher Nima Owji reviewed the X app for television, adding that it was HTML5-based.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/23/24109691/is-this-what-x-will-look-like-on-a-smart-tv|title=Is this what X will look like on a smart TV?|first=Wes|last=Davis|date=March 23, 2024|website=The Verge|access-date=April 11, 2024|archive-date=April 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409185821/https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/23/24109691/is-this-what-x-will-look-like-on-a-smart-tv|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Antisemitism controversies ==

=== Leo Frank disinformation ===
In August 2023, a community note falsely accusing [[Jewish]] lynching victim [[Leo Frank]] of raping and murdering a 13-year-old girl repeatedly appeared on tweets by the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL) and ADL CEO [[Jonathan Greenblatt]]. Neo-Nazi [[Internet troll|trolls]] created the note and cited [[white supremacist]] websites purporting to substantiate the note's claims. ''[[The Times of Israel]]'' characterized the note's appearance as part of a pattern of Twitter's features rewarding antisemites.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cramer |first=Philissa |date=August 22, 2023 |title=X briefly allows anti-Leo Frank 'community note' as antisemitic content spikes |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/x-briefly-allows-anti-leo-frank-community-note-as-antisemitic-content-spikes/ |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901022927/https://www.timesofisrael.com/x-briefly-allows-anti-leo-frank-community-note-as-antisemitic-content-spikes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Anti-ADL tweet campaign ===

Later that month, Greenblatt and Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino had a dialogue about addressing hate speech on the platform. Both parties tweeted about it, sparking a backlash from many right-wing users, who accused the ADL of censorship and bias and launched a "#BanTheADL" hashtag campaign, which trended on the site. In the wake of this, Elon Musk [[like button|liked]] a number of anti-ADL tweets, and Twitter users reported seeing a tweet promoted by Twitter's ad platform containing the white supremacist slogan known as the "[[fourteen words]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Binder |first1=Matt |date=September 1, 2023 |title=Elon Musk 'likes' trending #BanTheADL posts as white supremacist ad runs on platform |url=https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-elon-musk-white-supremacist-ad-ban-adl-hashtag |website=Mashable |language=en |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902060001/https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-elon-musk-white-supremacist-ad-ban-adl-hashtag |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Klee |first1=Miles |date=September 1, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Wades Deeper into Antisemitic Propaganda |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-boosts-antisemitic-propaganda-twitter-anti-defamation-league-1234817008/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902060002/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-boosts-antisemitic-propaganda-twitter-anti-defamation-league-1234817008/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harpaz |first1=Beth |date=September 1, 2023 |title=An anti-ADL campaign is erupting on Twitter and Elon Musk endorsed it |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/559394/ban-adl-twitter-campaign-musk/ |website=The Forward |language=en |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902060002/https://forward.com/fast-forward/559394/ban-adl-twitter-campaign-musk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Days later, Musk then threatened to sue the organization, stating that the ADL "seems to be responsible for most of our revenue loss", causing the company to lose billions of dollars.<ref name="Loss">{{multiref|1={{Cite web |last=Valinsky |first=Jordan |date=September 5, 2023 |title=Elon Musk blames the ADL for 60% ad sales decline at X, threatens to sue {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/05/tech/elon-musk-adl-lawsuit/index.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929031925/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/05/tech/elon-musk-adl-lawsuit/index.html |url-status=live }}|2={{Cite web |title=Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League over X's falling revenue |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/9/6/musk-threatens-to-sue-anti-defamation-league-over-xs-falling-revenue |access-date=November 21, 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121150804/https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/9/6/musk-threatens-to-sue-anti-defamation-league-over-xs-falling-revenue |url-status=live }}|3={{Cite web |last=Bevan |first=Hurley |date=September 5, 2023 |title=Elon Musk vows to sue ADL for calling him antisemitic over X campaign |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-adl-antisemitic-b2405195.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121150805/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-adl-antisemitic-b2405195.html |url-status=live }}|4={{Cite web |last=Pope |first=Felix |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Elon Musk threatens to sue ADL for costing him 'billions' |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/world/elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-adl-for-costing-him-billions-6cKHEm78wpJFcwl9kb5cq |access-date=November 21, 2023 |website=The Jewish Chronicle |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121150803/https://www.thejc.com/news/world/elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-adl-for-costing-him-billions-6cKHEm78wpJFcwl9kb5cq |url-status=live }}}}</ref>

=== Musk amplification of antisemitism===
{{Further|Views of Elon Musk#Race and white nationalism}}

On November 15, 2023, Musk replied to an antisemitic tweet which supported the [[white genocide conspiracy theory]] and accused Jews of "pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them". Musk responded that the tweet "said the actual truth".<ref name="Truth">{{multiref|1={{cite web |last=Goldman |first=David |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Elon Musk agrees with X post that claims Jews 'push hatred' against White people |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/15/media/elon-musk-antisemitism-white-people/index.html |access-date=November 15, 2023 |website=[[CNN Business]] |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116035430/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/15/media/elon-musk-antisemitism-white-people/index.html |url-status=live }}|2={{cite web |last=Hull |first=Dana |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Calls Antisemitic Post on X the 'Actual Truth' |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-16/elon-musk-calls-anti-semitic-post-on-x-the-actual-truth |access-date=November 15, 2023 |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116042350/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-16/elon-musk-calls-anti-semitic-post-on-x-the-actual-truth |url-status=live }}|3={{Cite web |last=Roush |first=Ty |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Condemned After Calling Antisemitic Post 'Actual Truth' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/11/16/elon-musk-condemned-after-calling-antisemitic-post-actual-truth/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203132153/https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/11/16/elon-musk-condemned-after-calling-antisemitic-post-actual-truth/ |url-status=live }}|4={{Cite web |last=McHardy |first=Martha |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Elon Musk under fire for calling antisemitic conspiracy theory the 'actual truth' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-x-b2448362.html |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203132153/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-x-b2448362.html |url-status=live }}|5={{Cite web |last=Calfas |first=Jennifer |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Said Antisemitic Social-Media Post Was 'the Actual Truth' |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-antisemitism-social-media-fc5ec321 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203132153/https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-antisemitism-social-media-fc5ec321 |url-status=live }}}}</ref> Following this reply, Musk supported [[white pride]] and affirmed [[white nationalism]], saying it was "super messed-up" that, as a far-right user argued, white people are not "allowed to be proud of their race".<ref name="Proud">{{multiref|1={{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=November 16, 2023 |title=IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white pride |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23964160/elon-musk-antisemitic-x-post-ibm-ads |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116213641/https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23964160/elon-musk-antisemitic-x-post-ibm-ads |url-status=live }}|2={{Cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Blake |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Elon Musk agrees with tweet accusing Jewish people of 'hatred against whites' |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-adl |access-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117180053/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-adl |url-status=live }}|3={{Cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Yair |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's Disturbing 'Truth' |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/elon-musks-disturbing-truth/676019/ |access-date=November 23, 2023 |website=The Atlantic |language=en |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116042516/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/elon-musks-disturbing-truth/676019/ |url-status=live }}|4={{Cite magazine |last=Klee |first=Miles |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Twitter CEO Says Platform Is Fighting Antisemitism a Day After Owner Elon Musk Endorsed It |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-linda-yaccarino-elon-musk-antisemitism-loses-ibm-1234883598/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203125251/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-linda-yaccarino-elon-musk-antisemitism-loses-ibm-1234883598/ |url-status=live }}|5={{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=December 1, 2023 |title=After Musk's Profane Anti-Advertiser Tirade, Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Comes to His Defense: 'We All Should Be Grateful That X Is Owned by Musk' |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/musk-advertisers-go-f-yourself-bill-ackman-1235816126/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203132153/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/musk-advertisers-go-f-yourself-bill-ackman-1235816126/ |url-status=live }}}}</ref>

On November 17, 2023, after the ADL had condemned Musk's tweet describing it as "indisputably dangerous",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Blake |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Elon Musk agrees with tweet accusing Jewish people of 'hatred against whites' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-adl |access-date=November 17, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117180053/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-adl |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[White House]] issued a statement with [[Joe Biden]] condemning Musk proclaiming "We condemn this abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms".<ref name="Condemnation">{{multiref|1={{Cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Blake |date=November 17, 2023 |title=White House condemns Elon Musk's 'abhorrent' antisemitic tweets |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/17/white-house-biden-elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-hate |access-date=November 17, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123040538/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/17/white-house-biden-elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-hate |url-status=live }}|2={{Cite web |last1=Breuninger |first1=Kevin |last2=Kolodny |first2=Lora |date=November 17, 2023 |title=White House blasts Elon Musk for promoting 'Antisemitic and racist hate' |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/17/white-house-blasts-elon-musk-for-promoting-antisemitic-racist-hate.html |access-date=November 17, 2023 |publisher=CNBC |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117233011/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/17/white-house-blasts-elon-musk-for-promoting-antisemitic-racist-hate.html |url-status=live }}|3={{Cite news |last=Wendling |first=Mike |date=November 17, 2023 |title=White House criticises Elon Musk over 'hideous' antisemitic lie |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67446800 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118004746/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67446800 |url-status=live }}|4={{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=November 17, 2023 |title=White House Slams Elon Musk's 'Abhorrent Promotion of Antisemitic and Racist Hate' |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/white-house-condemns-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-hate-1235795049/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203132153/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/white-house-condemns-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-hate-1235795049/ |url-status=live }}|5={{Cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Amy B. |last2=Oremus |first2=Will |last3=Nix |first3=Naomi |date=November 17, 2023 |title=White House condemns Elon Musk tweet as 'abhorrent promotion' of antisemitism |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/17/white-house-elon-musk-antisemitism/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117182218/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/17/white-house-elon-musk-antisemitism/ |url-status=live }}|6={{Cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Lisa |last2=Mac |first2=Ryan |date=November 17, 2023 |title=White House Condemns Elon Musk for Spreading 'Antisemitic and Racist Hate' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/us/politics/elon-musk-antisemitism-white-house.html |access-date=December 3, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313015019/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/us/politics/elon-musk-antisemitism-white-house.html |url-status=live }}}}</ref>

At the DealBook Summit on November 29, 2023, journalist [[Andrew Ross Sorkin]] questioned Musk about the withdrawal of advertisers from X following his recent posts. Musk said in response, "I hope they stop. Don’t advertise" and "If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is."<ref name="Fuck">{{multiref|1={{cite news |last1=Kastrenakes |first1=Jacob |last2=Sato |first2=Mia |title=Elon Musk tells advertisers: 'Go fuck yourself' |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23981928/elon-musk-ad-boycott-go-fuck-yourself-destroy-x |access-date=November 29, 2023 |work=[[The Verge]] |date=November 29, 2023 |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130004905/https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23981928/elon-musk-ad-boycott-go-fuck-yourself-destroy-x |url-status=live }}|2={{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Kari |title=Elon Musk hurls defiant, profanity-laced retort at fleeing advertisers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/29/elon-musk-hurls-defiant-profanity-laced-retort-at-fleeing-advertisers |access-date=November 29, 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 29, 2023 |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130013110/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/29/elon-musk-hurls-defiant-profanity-laced-retort-at-fleeing-advertisers |url-status=live }}|3={{Cite news |last=Vynck |first=Gerrit De |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Elon Musk targets advertisers who boycott X with expletive-filled rant |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/29/elon-musk-advertiser-dealbook/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130055202/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/29/elon-musk-advertiser-dealbook/ |url-status=live }}|4={{Cite magazine |last=Goode |first=Lauren |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Just Told Advertisers, 'Go Fuck Yourself' |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-advertisers-interview/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203132153/https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-advertisers-interview/ |url-status=live }}}}</ref> Musk mentioned [[Bob Iger]], the CEO of [[the Walt Disney Company]], which had stopped advertising on X; Musk also said that if X fails, it would be "because of an advertiser boycott. And that will be what bankrupts the company."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clayton |first1=James |title=Could X go bankrupt under Elon Musk? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67599937 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=December 2, 2023 |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203003920/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67599937 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a post on X on December 7, Musk called for Iger to be fired from Disney.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlachou |first=Marita |date=December 8, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Wants Bob Iger 'Immediately' Fired From Disney |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-bob-iger-disney_n_6572eab9e4b05e622ea36eb1 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=HuffPost |language=en |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208225538/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-bob-iger-disney_n_6572eab9e4b05e622ea36eb1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Liang |first=Annabelle |date=December 8, 2023 |title=Disney: Elon Musk calls for boss to be fired over ad spat |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67656437 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208225536/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67656437 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Samantha |last2=Buckley |first2=Thomas |date=December 7, 2023 |title=Elon Musk is so irate at Disney for pulling ads from X that he says CEO Bob Iger 'should be fired immediately' |url=https://fortune.com/2023/12/07/elon-musk-x-bob-iger-fight-disney-pulls-ads/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=Fortune |language=en |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208225537/https://fortune.com/2023/12/07/elon-musk-x-bob-iger-fight-disney-pulls-ads/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Media Matters analysis and lawsuit ===

On November 16, 2023, [[Media Matters]] published analysis indicating Twitter was placing major client advertisements next to user posts containing antisemitic content, including praise for [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Nazis]]. Several prominent companies subsequently suspended their advertising on the platform, including; [[IBM]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=November 16, 2023 |title=IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white pride |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23964160/elon-musk-antisemitic-x-post-ibm-ads |access-date=November 16, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116213641/https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23964160/elon-musk-antisemitic-x-post-ibm-ads |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Swartz |first=Jon |date=November 16, 2023 |title=IBM pulls ads from X after Elon Musk's incendiary comments over white pride |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm-pulls-ads-from-x-after-elon-musks-incendiary-comments-over-white-pride-e69fe7b4 |access-date=November 16, 2023 |website=[[MarketWatch]] |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116221527/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm-pulls-ads-from-x-after-elon-musks-incendiary-comments-over-white-pride-e69fe7b4 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Apple Inc.|Apple]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fried |first1=Ina |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Exclusive: Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/11/17/apple-twitter-x-advertising-elon-musk-antisemitism-ads |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=Axios |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117201820/https://www.axios.com/2023/11/17/apple-twitter-x-advertising-elon-musk-antisemitism-ads |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lionsgate]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seal |first1=Thomas |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Lionsgate Has Suspended All Advertising on X, Spokesman Says |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-17/lionsgate-has-suspended-all-advertising-on-x-spokesman-says |access-date=November 17, 2023 |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117202913/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-17/lionsgate-has-suspended-all-advertising-on-x-spokesman-says |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Disney]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mac |first1=Ryan |last2=Barnes |first2=Brooks |last3=Hsu |first3=Tiffany |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Advertisers Flee X as Outcry Over Musk's Endorsement of Antisemitic Post Grows |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/technology/elon-musk-twitter-x-advertisers.html |access-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117233538/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/technology/elon-musk-twitter-x-advertisers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Paramount Global|Paramount]], [[Comcast]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Eli |date=November 17, 2023 |title=This is the growing list of companies pulling ads from X |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/17/elon-musk-x-companies-pulling-ads-anti-semitism/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122040617/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/17/elon-musk-x-companies-pulling-ads-anti-semitism/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Warner Bros. Discovery]],<ref>{{cite news |date=November 18, 2023 |title=Disney and Warner Bros pull ads from X after Elon Musk apparently endorses antisemitic conspiracy theory |publisher=Sky News |url=https://news.sky.com/story/disney-and-warner-bros-pull-ads-from-x-after-elon-musk-apparently-endorses-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-13010699 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118092736/https://news.sky.com/story/disney-and-warner-bros-pull-ads-from-x-after-elon-musk-apparently-endorses-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-13010699 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sony]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conger |first1=Kate |last2=Hsu |first2=Tiffany |date=November 18, 2023 |title=More Advertisers Halt Spending on X in Growing Backlash Against Musk |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-x-advertisers.html |access-date=November 19, 2023 |archive-date=November 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119002922/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-x-advertisers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Walmart]],<ref>{{cite news| last=Picchi| first=Aimee| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-x-stops-advertising-elon-musk/| title=Walmart says it has stopped advertising on Elon Musk's X platform| publisher=[[CBS News]]| date=December 1, 2023| accessdate=December 2, 2023| archive-date=December 2, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202002219/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-x-stops-advertising-elon-musk/| url-status=live}}</ref> [[Coca-Cola]], [[Uber]], [[Airbnb]], [[Ubisoft]], [[Expedia]], [[Fox Sports]], and [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adgate |first=Brad |date=December 7, 2023 |title=With Concerns About Brand Safety, More Advertisers Have Left X |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2023/12/07/with-concerns-about-brand-safety-more-advertisers-have-left-x/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207163224/https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2023/12/07/with-concerns-about-brand-safety-more-advertisers-have-left-x/ |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' estimated the potential revenue loss to be up to $75 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mac |first1=Ryan |last2=Conger |first2=Kate |date=November 24, 2023 |title=X May Lose Up to $75 Million in Revenue as More Advertisers Pull Out |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/business/x-elon-musk-advertisers.html |url-status=live |access-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124220941/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/business/x-elon-musk-advertisers.html |archive-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref>

Musk announced that X Corp would file "a thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters and ALL those who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Harry |date=November 18, 2023 |title=Elon Musk to file 'thermonuclear lawsuit' as advertisers desert X |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/18/elon-musk-to-file-thermonuclear-lawsuit-as-advertisers-desert-x |access-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-date=November 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119192505/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/18/elon-musk-to-file-thermonuclear-lawsuit-as-advertisers-desert-x |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kann |first1=Sharon |date=November 17, 2023 |title=X is placing ads for Amazon, NBA Mexico, NBCUniversal, and others next to content with white nationalist hashtags |publisher=[[Media Matters for America]] |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/x-placing-ads-amazon-nba-mexico-nbcuniversal-and-others-next-content-white-nationalist |access-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120033839/https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/x-placing-ads-amazon-nba-mexico-nbcuniversal-and-others-next-content-white-nationalist |url-status=live }}</ref> and called for the journalists to be jailed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McHardy |first=Martha |date=November 20, 2023 |title=Elon Musk and Trump aide want journalists jailed over X Hitler exposé |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-media-matters-antisemitism-trump-stephen-miller-b2450368.html |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122161049/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-media-matters-antisemitism-trump-stephen-miller-b2450368.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 20, X Corp filed a complaint naming Media Matters as defendant.<ref name="Lawsuit">{{multiref|1={{cite news |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |last2=Johnson |first2=Ted |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Finally Files Threatened Suit Over White Supremacist Ads Placement On X/Twitter |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/elon-musk-lawsuit-twitter-ads-1235630087/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121005005/https://deadline.com/2023/11/elon-musk-lawsuit-twitter-ads-1235630087/ |url-status=live }}|2={{Cite news |date=November 20, 2023 |title=Elon Musk, under fire, threatens lawsuit against media watchdog |language=en |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/x-corp-file-lawsuit-against-media-watchdog-others-musk-2023-11-18/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121015610/https://www.reuters.com/legal/x-corp-file-lawsuit-against-media-watchdog-others-musk-2023-11-18/ |url-status=live }}|3={{Cite news |last=Matza |first=Max |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67482231 |publisher=BBC |access-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121021824/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67482231 |url-status=live }}|4={{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ja'han |date=November 30, 2023 |title=State-level interest in Media Matters shows Republicans are Elon Musk's lackeys |url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/elon-musk-media-matters-ken-paxton-rcna126401 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |publisher=MSNBC |language=en |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129135349/https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/elon-musk-media-matters-ken-paxton-rcna126401 |url-status=live }}}}</ref> Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] announced an investigation into Media Matters for potential fraud, referring to it as a "radical anti-free speech organization".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Melhado |first=William |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Ken Paxton announces investigation of media group following Elon Musk's lawsuit |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/20/texas-ken-paxton-elon-musk-media-matters/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208070538/https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/20/texas-ken-paxton-elon-musk-media-matters/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-x-loses-bid-block-california-content-moderation-transparency-law-1235776430/|title=Elon Musk's X Loses Bid to Block California Law Over Content ...|date=December 29, 2023|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-date=December 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229023545/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-x-loses-bid-block-california-content-moderation-transparency-law-1235776430/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/elon-musks-x-fails-block-californias-content-moderation-law-2023-12-29/|title=Elon Musk's X fails to block California's content moderation law|agency=Reuters|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-date=December 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229084140/https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/elon-musks-x-fails-block-californias-content-moderation-law-2023-12-29/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reactions and commentary ==
=== 2022 ===
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{{Tweet
| name = Ed Markey [[File:Twitter Verified Badge Gray.svg|15px]]
| username = SenMarkey
| date = November 13, 2022
| text = One of your companies is under an FTC consent decree. Auto safety watchdog NHTSA is investigating another for killing people. And you're spending your time picking fights online. Fix your companies. Or Congress will.
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| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Markey |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Markey |user=SenMarkey |number=1591827463583453190 |date=November 13, 2022 |title=One of your companies is under an FTC consent decree. Auto safety watchdog NHTSA is investigating another for killing people. And you're spending your time picking fights online. Fix your companies. Or Congress will. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015063812/https://twitter.com/SenMarkey/status/1591827463583453190 |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=November 13, 2022 |title='Fix your companies. Or Congress will,' Senator Ed Markey warns Elon Musk |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/13/23456230/elon-musk-senator-ed-markey-fix-your-companies-congress-will-twitter-warning |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182955/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/13/23456230/elon-musk-senator-ed-markey-fix-your-companies-congress-will-twitter-warning |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Tweet
| name = Lori Trahan [[File:Twitter Verified Badge Gray.svg|15px]]
| username = RepLoriTrahan
| date = December 16, 2022
| text = My team met with @Twitter today. They told us that they're not going to retaliate against independent journalists or researchers who publish criticisms of the platform.

Less than 12 hours later, multiple technology reporters have been suspended. What's the deal, @elonmusk?
| ID = 603569307937644546
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| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Trahan |first=Lori |author-link=Lori Trahan |user=RepLoriTrahan |number=603569307937644546 |title=My team met with @Twitter today. They told us that they're not going to retaliate against independent journalists or researchers who publish criticisms of the platform. Less than 12 hours later, multiple technology reporters have been suspended. What's the deal, @elonmusk? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303025053/https://twitter.com/RepLoriTrahan/status/1603569307937644546 |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Terkel-2022" />
}}
{{Tweet
| name = Yvette D. Clarke [[File:Twitter Verified Badge Gray.svg|15px]]
| username = RepYvetteClarke
| date = December 16, 2022
| text = The gall of @elonmusk to ban respectable journalists doing important work from his platform while parading as some sort of champion of free speech is, quite frankly, detestable. I'd ask if he feels any shame, but meaningful self-reflection may simply be beyond his capacity.
| ID = 1603559699940605952
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| reference = <ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Clarke |first=Yvette |author-link=Yvette Clarke |user=RepYvetteClarke |number=1603559699940605952 |date=December 16, 2022 |title=The gall of @elonmusk to ban respectable journalists doing important work from his platform while parading as some sort of champion of free speech is, quite frankly, detestable. I'd ask if he feels any shame, but meaningful self-reflection may simply be beyond his capacity. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210204043/https://twitter.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/1603559699940605952 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Terkel-2022" />
}}In November 2022, author [[Stephen King]], U.S. representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], and U.S. senator [[Ed Markey]] criticized Musk's decision to charge Twitter users for the blue checkmark.<ref name="King 2022">{{Cite web |last=Haysom |first=Sam |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Stephen King has another very blunt response to Elon Musk's Twitter plans |url=https://mashable.com/article/stephen-king-elon-musk-twitter-eight-dollars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103111123/https://mashable.com/article/stephen-king-elon-musk-twitter-eight-dollars/ |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Saul |first=Derek |date=November 4, 2022 |title=Animosity Between AOC And Musk Heats Up Over Billionaire's Twitter Takeover |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/11/04/animosity-between-aoc-and-musk-heats-up-over-billionaires-twitter-takeover/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106031419/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/11/04/animosity-between-aoc-and-musk-heats-up-over-billionaires-twitter-takeover/ |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |magazine=[[Forbes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=November 13, 2022 |title='Fix your companies. Or Congress will,' Senator Ed Markey warns Elon Musk |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/13/23456230/elon-musk-senator-ed-markey-fix-your-companies-congress-will-twitter-warning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182955/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/13/23456230/elon-musk-senator-ed-markey-fix-your-companies-congress-will-twitter-warning |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> President Biden also expressed concern with Musk's plans for Twitter, saying on November 5 that it "spews lies all across the world".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=November 5, 2022 |title=Joe Biden Worries That Twitter 'Spews Lies All Across The World' In Campaign Trail Speech |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/joe-biden-worries-about-twitter-spewing-lies-all-over-the-world-1235164569/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106181747/https://deadline.com/2022/11/joe-biden-worries-about-twitter-spewing-lies-all-over-the-world-1235164569/ |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> After the layoffs, employees flooded the anonymous forum service [[Blind (app)|Blind]] with negative comments about Musk,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mann |first=Jyoti |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Elon Musk is a 'brutalist decision-maker': Twitter employees are flooding Blind with bad reviews |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-employees-flooding-blind-bad-reviews-elon-musk-2022-11 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106182732/https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-employees-flooding-blind-bad-reviews-elon-musk-2022-11 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> with [[Jack Dorsey]] expressing gratitude toward laid-off employees and apologizing for growing the company too rapidly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Minyvonne |date=November 5, 2022 |title=Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey apologizes after Elon Musk's team begins mass layoffs days after $44 billion takeover |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/twitter-co-founder-jack-dorsey-apologizes-elon-musks-team-begins-mass-rcna55820 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105183258/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/twitter-co-founder-jack-dorsey-apologizes-elon-musks-team-begins-mass-rcna55820 |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> The FTC commented that it was closely monitoring developments at Twitter, stressing that Musk must abide by its [[consent decrees]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Collins (reporter) |date=November 10, 2022 |title=There's an exodus of Twitter executives, including the head of trust and safety, as Musk's chaotic reign continues |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/two-twitter-executives-resign-musks-chaotic-run-continues-rcna56597 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110214620/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/two-twitter-executives-resign-musks-chaotic-run-continues-rcna56597 |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> while Irish [[Data Protection Commissioner]] Helen Dixon stated that her office had reached out to Twitter to discuss privacy concerns.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Vinocur |first1=Nicholas |last2=Manancourt |first2=Vincent |date=November 18, 2022 |title=EU privacy enforcer puts Elon Musk on notice as Twitter melts down |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-twitter-privacy-helen-dixon-eu-privacy-enforcer-puts-on-notice-as-twitter-melts-down/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118133408/https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-twitter-privacy-helen-dixon-eu-privacy-enforcer-puts-on-notice-as-twitter-melts-down/ |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 22, 2022 |newspaper=[[Politico]]}}</ref> Social media platform [[Tumblr]] mocked the revamped verification program by allowing its users to purchase several checkmarks for their profiles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sankaran |first=Vishwam |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Tumblr mocks Twitter by selling two useless blue ticks for $8 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tumblr-twitter-blue-tick-checkmarks-musk-b2222801.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111071640/https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tumblr-twitter-blue-tick-checkmarks-musk-b2222801.html |archive-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Tumblr will sell you two useless blue check marks for $8 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451901/tumblr-blue-internet-checkmark-sale-twitter-verification-troll |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110211857/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451901/tumblr-blue-internet-checkmark-sale-twitter-verification-troll |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

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On November 9, 2022, Biden expressed support for a U.S. government review of the foreign investors backing Musk's purchase, alluding to national security concerns.<ref name="BidenReview">{{Cite news |last1=Suliman |last2=Siddiqui |first2=Faiz |last3=Schaffer |first3=Aaron |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Biden says Elon Musk's foreign connections are 'worth being looked at' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/10/biden-elon-musk-twitter-foreign-ties/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110145713/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/10/biden-elon-musk-twitter-foreign-ties/ |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> However, [[U.S. Treasury Secretary]] [[Janet Yellen]] stated that she did not see a reason to investigate the acquisition and was unaware of any national security concerns.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bushard |first=Brian |date=November 15, 2022 |title=Yellen: 'No Basis' To Investigate Musk's Twitter Acquisition |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/11/15/yellen-no-basis-to-investigate-musks-twitter-acquisition |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115180105/https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/11/15/yellen-no-basis-to-investigate-musks-twitter-acquisition/ |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=November 15, 2022 |magazine=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]}}</ref> Seven Democratic senators urged the FTC to investigate Musk's rapid changes to Twitter,<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Democratic U.S. senators accuse Musk of undermining Twitter, urge FTC probe |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/democratic-us-senators-accuse-musk-undermining-twitter-urge-ftc-probe-2022-11-17/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118064933/https://www.reuters.com/technology/democratic-us-senators-accuse-musk-undermining-twitter-urge-ftc-probe-2022-11-17/ |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> while pharmaceutical company [[Eli Lilly and Company|Eli Lilly]] suspended all advertising campaigns on Twitter after a false tweet from an impersonator account went viral.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harwell |first=Drew |date=November 14, 2022 |title=A fake tweet sparked panic at Eli Lilly and may have cost Twitter millions |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/14/twitter-fake-eli-lilly/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114140455/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/14/twitter-fake-eli-lilly/ |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Former head of consumer product [[Jeff Seibert]] expressed disappointment and frustration over Musk's changes to Twitter.<ref name="ResignationsNYT" /> In the wake of mass employee resignations on November 17, many Twitter users posted humorous messages on the platform expressing grief and anticipating a possible shutdown of Twitter,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawler |first=Richard |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Twitter's living wake kicked off with Elon's 5PM deadline |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/17/23465659/rip-twitter-trending-elon-musk-ultimatum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118034414/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/17/23465659/rip-twitter-trending-elon-musk-ultimatum |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rahman |first=Abid |date=November 17, 2022 |title=#RIPTwitter: Panic, Confusion and Gallows Humor Hits Twitter as More Staff Exit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/riptwitter-twitter-staff-exodus-elon-musk-1235264886/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118063756/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/riptwitter-twitter-staff-exodus-elon-musk-1235264886/ |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> with some posting links to their other social media accounts.<ref name="OfficesClosedGuardian" /><ref name="OfficesClosedRS" />

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Musk's suspension of journalists covering the [[ElonJet]] incident was widely condemned. [[CNN]] and ''[[The Washington Post]]'', whose reporters were banned, criticized Musk's hypocrisy and impulsiveness, while [[Digital Content Next]] CEO Jason Kint demanded Musk explain his actions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Larson |first=Shannon |date=December 16, 2022 |title='What's the deal?' Trahan and others blast Musk for suspending journalists on Twitter. |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/16/metro/whats-deal-trahan-others-blast-musk-suspending-journalists-twitter/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219082606/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/16/metro/whats-deal-trahan-others-blast-musk-suspending-journalists-twitter/ |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> Democrats [[Lori Trahan]], [[Yvette Clarke]], [[Ro Khanna]], [[Ritchie Torres]], and [[Martin Heinrich]] all criticized Musk, while Democrat [[Don Beyer]] also voiced disapproval with Musk's labeling of Mastodon links as malicious.<ref name="Terkel-2022">{{Cite web |last=Terkel |first=Amanda |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Democrats criticize Elon Musk for suspending journalists covering Twitter |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-criticize-elon-musk-suspending-journalists-covering-twitter-rcna62047 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216051956/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-criticize-elon-musk-suspending-journalists-covering-twitter-rcna62047 |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> Lawmakers from the EU, France, and Germany sided with the journalists and threatened to take retaliatory action against Musk.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Deutsch |first1=Jillian |last2=Cantrill |first2=Aggi |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Musk Faces European Anger Over Twitter Ban of Journalists |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-16/musk-faces-threats-from-european-lawmakers-over-twitter-bans |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220172409/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-16/musk-faces-threats-from-european-lawmakers-over-twitter-bans |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref>

The first weeks of Musk's tenure at Twitter were widely described as chaotic and tumultuous by the media.<ref name="Chaotic">{{multiref|1={{Cite web |last=Paris |first=Martine |date=November 4, 2022 |title=How Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Turned Into Chaos |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-04/how-elon-musk-s-twitter-twtr-takeover-turned-into-chaos-quicktake |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105010643/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-04/how-elon-musk-s-twitter-twtr-takeover-turned-into-chaos-quicktake |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]}}|2={{Cite news |last1=Stolton |first1=Samuel |last2=Kayali |first2=Laura |last3=Scott |first3=Mark |last4=Kern |first4=Rebecca |last5=Chatterjee |first5=Mohar |date=November 4, 2022 |title=Elon Musk plunges Twitter into chaos ahead of midterms |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/elon-musk-twitter-chaos-midterms-00065192 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104174628/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/elon-musk-twitter-chaos-midterms-00065192 |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |newspaper=[[Politico]]}}|3={{Cite news |last1=Corse |first1=Alexa |last2=McMillan |first2=Robert |last3=Needleman |first3=Sarah E. |last4=Bobrowsky |first4=Meghan |date=November 5, 2022 |title=First Week of Elon Musk's Twitter Was Chaos and Confusion for Employees |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-week-of-elon-musks-twitter-was-chaos-and-confusion-for-employees-11667670558 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109152429/https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-week-of-elon-musks-twitter-was-chaos-and-confusion-for-employees-11667670558 |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |issn=0099-9660}}|4={{Cite web |last=Ortutay |first=Barbara |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Cesspool or civility? Elon Musk's Twitter at a crossroads |url=https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-spacex-twitter-inc-technology-europe-30b55f9c3cbe64c0b98d0cfbe7ab5a9f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106090657/https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-spacex-twitter-inc-technology-europe-30b55f9c3cbe64c0b98d0cfbe7ab5a9f |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}|5={{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Sara |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Musk's Twitter chaos opens door for challengers |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/11/08/twitter-challengers-rise-musk-chaos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108131520/https://www.axios.com/2022/11/08/twitter-challengers-rise-musk-chaos |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]}}|6={{Cite web |last=Matthew |first=Matthew |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Elon Continues Twitter Chaos, Kills 'Official' Badge Feature in Under 24 Hours |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axpd9/elon-continues-twitter-chaos-kills-his-first-feature-in-under-24-hours |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109180236/https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axpd9/elon-continues-twitter-chaos-kills-his-first-feature-in-under-24-hours |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |publisher=[[Vice News]]}}|7={{Cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Raven |date=November 9, 2022 |title=On the Chaos of Elon Musk's Twitter |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-chaos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109210224/https://www.vogue.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-chaos |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]}}|8={{Cite news |last=Manjoo |first=Farhad |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Elon Musk Has No Idea What He's Doing at Twitter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/opinion/elon-musk-twitter-chaos.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110222005/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/opinion/elon-musk-twitter-chaos.html |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}}}</ref> Harvard professor [[Sandra Sucher]] called Musk's mass layoffs "poorly handled".<ref name="LayoffsNYT2" /> Gerald Hathaway of the [[Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath]] law firm argued the opposite, believing that Musk had done what was necessary to curb Twitter's losses, assuming his claims about Twitter's losses were true.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cullins |first=Ashley |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Elon Musk's Mass Twitter Layoffs Spur Legal Headaches |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-lawsuits-1235258453/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109165923/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-lawsuits-1235258453/ |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Jason Wilson of the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] criticized Musk's perceived disinterest in "policing hate speech", observing an increase in verified white nationalists and other far-right extremists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jason |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Twitter Blesses Extremists With Paid 'Blue Checks' |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/11/16/twitter-blesses-extremists-paid-blue-checks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116160955/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/11/16/twitter-blesses-extremists-paid-blue-checks |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |work=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]}}</ref> [[Branko Marcetic]] of socialist magazine ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'' accused Twitter of bias after several left-wing accounts were suspended.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Marcetic |first=Branko |date=November 29, 2022 |title=Elon Musk, "Free Speech Absolutist," Has Launched a Crackdown on Left-Wing Twitter Accounts |url=https://jacobin.com/2022/11/elon-musk-twitter-crackdown-left-wing-accounts |url-status=live |magazine=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129220445/https://jacobin.com/2022/11/elon-musk-twitter-crackdown-left-wing-accounts |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |access-date=December 4, 2022}}</ref> The [[Brookings Institution]] said that the importance of Twitter "as a platform for political discourse in the U.S." raised implications for national security,<ref name="BidenReview" /> while cybersecurity expert [[Peter W. Singer]] detailed multiple cybersecurity concerns stemming from Musk's acquisition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singer |first=Peter W. |author-link=Peter W. Singer |date=November 1, 2022 |title=How Elon Musk's Twitter Buy Raises Cybersecurity Risks For The Rest Of Us |url=https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/11/how-elon-musks-twitter-buy-raises-cybersecurity-risks-rest-us/379213/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102023600/https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/11/how-elon-musks-twitter-buy-raises-cybersecurity-risks-rest-us/379213/ |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=[[Defense One]]}}</ref>
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=== 2023 ===
Soon after Twitter introduced viewing Tweet limits and blocked unregistered users from viewing Tweets, numerous people have voiced concerns over the decline of functionality. Mike Proulx of [[Forrester Research]] expressed on a ''[[Reuters]]'' article that the limits were "'remarkably bad' for users and advertisers already shaken by the 'chaos' Musk has brought to the platform" while Jasmine Enberg of Insider Intelligence stated her concern in the same ''Reuters'' article that the move "certainly isn't going to make it any easier to convince advertisers to return."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Godoy |first=Jody |date=July 3, 2023 |title=Musk's Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say |language=en |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/musks-twitter-rate-limits-could-undermine-new-ceo-ad-experts-say-2023-07-03/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705084621/https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/musks-twitter-rate-limits-could-undermine-new-ceo-ad-experts-say-2023-07-03/ |archive-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref> In May 2023, [[Ron DeSantis]] launched his [[Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign|2024 presidential campaign]] via [[List of Twitter features#Spaces|Twitter Spaces]], described as a good sign by entrepreneur [[David O. Sacks|David Sacks]], due to high interest.<ref name="Burgess-2022">{{Cite web |last=Burgess |first=Jean |date=April 27, 2022 |title=The 'digital town square'? What does it mean when billionaires own the online spaces where we gather? |url=http://theconversation.com/the-digital-town-square-what-does-it-mean-when-billionaires-own-the-online-spaces-where-we-gather-182047 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121034635/http://theconversation.com/the-digital-town-square-what-does-it-mean-when-billionaires-own-the-online-spaces-where-we-gather-182047 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Ortutay-2023">{{Cite web |last=Ortutay |first=Barbara |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure.|url=https://apnews.com/article/twitter-spaces-musk-desantis-presidential-f1d67097d0ec19616bd0b0d320cb27d1 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123130932/https://apnews.com/article/twitter-spaces-musk-desantis-presidential-f1d67097d0ec19616bd0b0d320cb27d1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Elon Musk Twitter Takeover Lawsuit Gains Steam as Judge Advances Investors' Claims |date=December 12, 2023 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-lawsuit-investors-claims-1235741291/ |publisher=The Hollywood Repoter}}</ref>

Japanese media reported that the limiting of viewing Tweets prompted many users in the country to abandon the platform entirely, with many flocking to [[Instagram]], [[Threads (social network)|Threads]], Bakusai, or [[Misskey|Misskey.io]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2023 |title=ツイッター突然の閲覧制限で「爆サイ」など掲示板サイトがパンク |trans-title=Bulletin board sites such as "Baku Sai" are bursting following Twitter's sudden browsing restrictions |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2023/07/02/kiji/20230702s00041000775000c.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702143626/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2023/07/02/kiji/20230702s00041000775000c.html |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |publisher=[[Sports Nippon]] |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2023 |title=Twitterにさよなら SNSの自治求めMisskeyに移民 |trans-title=Say goodbye to Twitter, migrate to Misskey for social autonomy |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCB034P20T00C23A7000000/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716043112/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCB034P20T00C23A7000000/ |archive-date=July 16, 2023 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=[[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]] |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tatsuki |first=Matsuura |date=July 3, 2023 |title=Twitterの移行先は「爆サイ.com」？ 閲覧制限でトラフィックが急増 |trans-title=Is Twitter moving to "Bakusai.com"? Traffic surges due to browsing restrictions |url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2307/03/news111.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703054504/https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2307/03/news111.html |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=ITmedia NEWS |language=ja}}</ref> On July 3, Japanese game publisher Yostar announced that they would cease connecting their games' accounts to Twitter, citing the API change that had occurred a few days prior as the reason.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tatsuki |first=Matsuura |date=July 3, 2023 |title=「アズールレーン」「ブルーアーカイブ」など、Twitter連携機能を終了へ 「API変更などの理由で」 |trans-title=Termination of Twitter linkage functions such as "[[Azur Lane]]" and "[[Blue Archive]]" "for reasons such as API changes" |url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2307/03/news158.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703105849/https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2307/03/news158.html |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=ITmedia NEWS |language=ja}}</ref> The move has also lead to concerns over disaster relief efforts in the country, as many prefectures and cities use Twitter to share public information; with [[Kumamoto Prefecture]]'s official disaster prevention Twitter account announcing that their accounts will be indefinitely out of service on July 5.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2023 |title=ツイッター閲覧・投稿制限で災害時の情報に影響「リスクが顕在化」 |trans-title=Restrictions on Twitter viewing and posting affect information at the time of disaster: "Risk materialized" |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20230707/k10014122011000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707165717/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20230707/k10014122011000.html |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=NHK News |publisher=[[Japan Broadcasting Corporation]] |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1676380518731091968|user=Bousai_Kumamoto|title=Twitter社のサービスの運用変更に伴い、災害情報等の発信を一時停止します。現在、県の「防災情報くまもと」ホームページで情報を配信しておりますので、<br>最新の防災情報については、以下を確認ください。|trans-title=Due to the change in the operation of Twitter's service, we will temporarily suspend the transmission of disaster information, etc. Currently, we are distributing information on the prefecture's "Disaster Prevention Information Kumamoto" website, so please check the following for the latest disaster prevention information. |author=Kumamoto Prefecture|date=July 5, 2023|access-date=July 17, 2023|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111823/https://twitter.com/Bousai_Kumamoto/status/1676380518731091968|archive-date=July 17, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The viewing Tweet limit also prompted the creation of a Japanese alternate to Twitter named Taittsuu ({{Lang-ja|たいっつー}}), of which 100,000 users flocked to the service within the first week of inauguration. The tweet announcing the website's inauguration stated that their intended concept was to "not remove functions of paid APIs without warning".<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1674843820331249664|user=hoku_unagi|title=タイッツーは「有料APIの機能削減を事前告知無く行わない」というコンセプトを持つ、未だかつて聞いたことがない空前絶後の極めて画期的なSNSです🎉🎉🎉|date=July 1, 2023|access-date=September 12, 2023|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Minasawa |first=Shinji |date=July 20, 2023 |title=「Twitterに不満があるなら自分で作ろう」と開発 個人開発SNS「タイッツー」が1週間で登録者10万人突破 開発者に聞く思い |url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/2307/20/news060.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720040655/https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/2307/20/news060.html |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2023 |website=ねとらぼ |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2023 |title=Twitterからの移住先としてにわかに注目される画期的なSNS「タイッツー」とは／「有料APIの機能削除を事前告知なく行いません！！！」【やじうまの杜】 |url=https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/serial/yajiuma/1515190.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802060649/https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/serial/yajiuma/1515190.html |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2023 |website=窓の杜 |publisher=Impress Corporation |language=ja}}</ref>
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Experts criticized the decision to remove headlines from news articles. Liza Fazio, a cognitive psychologist at [[Vanderbilt University]], said the change "means that it's incredibly easy to present images out of context to spread misinformation". Following the start of the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel–Hamas war]] a few days after the change was implemented, Emerson T. Brooking of the [[Atlantic Council]]'s Digital Forensic Research Lab said the change was "a major boon for terrorists and war propagandists. It makes a difficult, fast-moving situation absolutely indecipherable."<ref name="Kristensen-2023" />

=== 2024 ===
In a deposition for a [[defamation]] lawsuit against him, Musk said he believed his posts had "really remained unchanged before and after the acquisition."<ref name=":0" /> He admitted that he was guilty of "self-inflicted wounds", saying his controversial posts "may have done more to financially impair the company than to help it, but certainly I—I do not guide my posts by what is financially beneficial but what I believe is interesting or important or entertaining to the public."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belanger |first=Ashley |date=April 9, 2024 |title=Elon Musk denies knowing who's suing him to dodge defamation suit |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/elon-musk-denies-knowing-whos-suing-him-to-dodge-defamation-suit/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Khalid |first=Amrita |date=April 9, 2024 |title=Elon Musk says his posts did more to 'financially impair' X than help it |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24124810/elon-musk-says-his-posts-did-more-to-financially-impair-x-than-help-it |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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<ref name="WARNYahoo">{{Cite web |last=Keenan |first=Alexis |date=November 4, 2022 |title=Twitter sued by workers over impending layoffs they say are illegal |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-layoffs-illegal-lawsuit-122037157.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104181656/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-layoffs-illegal-lawsuit-122037157.html |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |access-date=November 4, 2022 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Finance]]}}</ref>

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<ref name="ResignationsCNN">{{Cite web |last1=Duffy |first1=Clare |last2=Darcy |first2=Oliver |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Twitter employees head for the exits after Elon Musk's 'extremely hardcore' work ultimatum |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/twitter-employees-ultimatum-deadline |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118033203/https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/twitter-employees-ultimatum-deadline |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |publisher=[[CNN Business]]}}</ref>

<ref name="ResignationsBI">{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Kali |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Less than half of Twitter's remaining employees signed up to work for Elon Musk's 'hardcore' vision, leaving leaders scrambling to persuade people to stay |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-elon-musk-half-working-2022-11 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118002131/https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-elon-musk-half-working-2022-11 |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref>

<ref name="ResignationsNYT">{{Cite news |last1=Mac |first1=Ryan |last2=Isaac |first2=Mike |last3=McCabe |first3=David |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Resignations Roil Twitter as Elon Musk Tries Persuading Some Workers to Stay |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/technology/twitter-elon-musk-ftc.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118051525/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/technology/twitter-elon-musk-ftc.html |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

<ref name="OfficesClosedGuardian">{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Twitter 'closes offices' after Elon Musk's loyalty oath sparks wave of resignations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/17/elon-musk-twitter-closes-offices-loyalty-oath-resignations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118033924/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/17/elon-musk-twitter-closes-offices-loyalty-oath-resignations |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

<ref name="OfficesClosedRS">{{Cite magazine |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |date=November 17, 2022 |title=All Twitter Offices Closed as Hundreds of Employees Resign |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-offices-shut-down-employees-resign-1234632854/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118041828/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-offices-shut-down-employees-resign-1234632854/ |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>

<ref name="Summon">{{Cite web |last=Kolodny |first=Lora |date=November 18, 2022 |title=Read Elon Musks Friday emails to Twitter engineers asking them to come to the office |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/18/twitter-planned-to-close-offices-friday-but-musk-asks-engineers-in.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118182531/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/18/twitter-planned-to-close-offices-friday-but-musk-asks-engineers-in.html |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref>

<ref name="NovLayoffs">{{Cite web |last1=Wagner |first1=Kurt |last2=Leach |first2=Kamaron |last3=Adler |first3=Maxwell |date=November 21, 2022 |title=Musk Fires More Twitter Sales Workers After 'Hardcore' Purge |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-21/twitter-s-musk-fires-more-sales-workers-after-hardcore-purge |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121180319/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-21/twitter-s-musk-fires-more-sales-workers-after-hardcore-purge |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref>

<ref name="HiringRestart">{{Cite web |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=November 22, 2022 |title=Musk recruits engineers for "Twitter 2.0" after mass layoffs and resignations |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/musk-recruits-engineers-for-twitter-2-0-after-mass-layoffs-and-resignations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122174643/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/musk-recruits-engineers-for-twitter-2-0-after-mass-layoffs-and-resignations/ |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref>

<ref name="FebLayoffs">{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Alex |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Elon Musk keeps laying off Twitter employees after saying cuts were done |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/21/23609522/elon-musk-more-twitter-layoffs-sales-engineering-ads-google-revamp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222004738/https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/21/23609522/elon-musk-more-twitter-layoffs-sales-engineering-ads-google-revamp |archive-date=February 22, 2023 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

<ref name="FebLayoffs2">{{Cite news |last1=Conger |first1=Kate |last2=Mac |first2=Ryan |last3=Isaac |first3=Mike |date=February 26, 2023 |title=In Latest Round of Job Cuts, Twitter Is Said to Lay Off at Least 200 Employees |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/technology/twitter-layoffs.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227020830/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/technology/twitter-layoffs.html |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2023 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

ny.<ref name="StockRewards">{{Cite news |last=Sforza |first=Lauren |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Musk pledges 'very significant' stock awards to remaining Twitter staffers after layoffs |url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3876436-elon-musk-stock-awards-layoffs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228012427/https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3876436-elon-musk-stock-awards-layoffs/ |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>

<ref name="CommunicationsFired">{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Eleanor |title=Twitter ditches communications |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/11/10/twitter-ditches-communications |access-date=March 30, 2023 |work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |date=November 11, 2022 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329200629/https://www.axios.com/2022/11/10/twitter-ditches-communications |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Poop">{{cite news |last1=Treisman |first1=Rachel |title=Got a question for Twitter's press team? The answer will be a poop emoji |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/20/1164654551/twitter-poop-emoji-elon-musk |access-date=March 30, 2023 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=March 20, 2023 |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330022830/https://www.npr.org/2023/03/20/1164654551/twitter-poop-emoji-elon-musk |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GuardianCEO">{{Cite news |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Elon Musk announces he has found new Twitter CEO |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/11/elon-musk-twitter-new-ceo |access-date=May 11, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

<ref name="VarietyCEO">{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Confirms Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's New CEO, Focused on Business Operations |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/linda-yaccarino-twitter-ceo-musk-confirms-1235611144/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

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== Further reading ==
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* {{Cite web |last1=Isaac |first1=Mike |last2=Hirsch |first2=Lauren |last3=Das |first3=Anupreeta |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Inside Elon Musk's Big Plans for Twitter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/technology/elon-musk-twitter-pitch-deck.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029003221/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/technology/elon-musk-twitter-pitch-deck.html |archive-date=October 29, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2023 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}
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