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AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: /* Consumer impact summary */ Ah yes, the third part of advertisements

2026-04-27T20:32:41Z

Consumer impact summary: Ah yes, the third part of advertisements

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	===Lack of privacy===		===Lack of privacy===
	*X can read private messages sent through the platform.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|author= \|date=4 Apr 2025 \|title=X - ToS;DR \|url=https://tosdr.org/en/service/195 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318073339/https://tosdr.org/en/service/195 \|archive-date=18 Mar 2025 \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=[[Terms of Service;Didn't Read]]}}</ref>		*X can read private messages sent through the platform.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|author= \|date=4 Apr 2025 \|title=X - ToS;DR \|url=https://tosdr.org/en/service/195 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318073339/https://tosdr.org/en/service/195 \|archive-date=18 Mar 2025 \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=[[Terms of Service;Didn't Read]]}}</ref>
	*X uses personal data collected from its website for third-~~part~~ advertisements.		*X uses personal data collected from its website for third-party advertisements.
	*Personal data collected include:		*Personal data collected include:
	**Location data,		**Location data,

Rudxain: reword proxies part

2026-03-19T11:16:28Z

reword proxies part

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	===Breakage of proxies (2023 - present)===		===Breakage of proxies (2023 - present)===
	Twitter/X has taken many measures (such as the removal of "Guest" accounts, and [[Forced account\|login requirement]]) ~~to block the use of~~ proxies, such as [[wikipedia:Nitter\|Nitter]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carvajal Sarabia \|first=Chema \|date=2024-02-19 \|title=You can no longer access Twitter without an account: Elon Musk has won \|url=https://en.softonic.com/articles/you-can-no-longer-access-twitter-without-an-account-elon-musk-has-won \|website=Softonic}}</ref><ref><nowiki>https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/30/twitter-now-requires-an-account-to-view-tweets/</nowiki></ref><ref>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919</ref><ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983</nowiki></ref>. It has gotten to the point that the main developer of Nitter gave up,<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1155#issuecomment-1913361757</nowiki></ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Brodkin \|first=Jon \|date=2024-02-15 \|title=Twitter front-end Nitter dies as Musk wins war against third-party services \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/twitter-front-end-nitter-dies-as-musk-wins-war-against-third-party-services/ \|access-date=2026-03-19 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> then months later, decided to continue by supporting regular account types.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/discussions/1212</nowiki></ref>		Twitter/X has taken many measures (such as the removal of "Guest" accounts, and [[Forced account\|login requirement]]) against proxies, such as [[wikipedia:Nitter\|Nitter]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carvajal Sarabia \|first=Chema \|date=2024-02-19 \|title=You can no longer access Twitter without an account: Elon Musk has won \|url=https://en.softonic.com/articles/you-can-no-longer-access-twitter-without-an-account-elon-musk-has-won \|website=Softonic}}</ref><ref><nowiki>https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/30/twitter-now-requires-an-account-to-view-tweets/</nowiki></ref><ref>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919</ref><ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983</nowiki></ref>. It has gotten to the point that the main developer of Nitter gave up,<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1155#issuecomment-1913361757</nowiki></ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Brodkin \|first=Jon \|date=2024-02-15 \|title=Twitter front-end Nitter dies as Musk wins war against third-party services \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/twitter-front-end-nitter-dies-as-musk-wins-war-against-third-party-services/ \|access-date=2026-03-19 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> then months later, decided to continue by supporting regular account types.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/discussions/1212</nowiki></ref>

	==References==		==References==

Rudxain: more refs for "Breakage of proxies"; link "Forced account"

2026-03-19T10:37:29Z

more refs for "Breakage of proxies"; link "Forced account"

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	===Breakage of proxies (2023 - present)===		===Breakage of proxies (2023 - present)===
	Twitter/X has taken many measures (such as the removal of "Guest" accounts) to block the use of proxies, such as [[wikipedia:Nitter\|Nitter]]<ref><nowiki>https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/30/twitter-now-requires-an-account-to-view-tweets/</nowiki></ref><ref>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919</ref><ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983</nowiki></ref>. It has gotten to the point that the main developer of Nitter gave up,<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1155#issuecomment-1913361757</nowiki></ref> then months later, decided to continue by supporting regular account types.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/discussions/1212</nowiki></ref>		Twitter/X has taken many measures (such as the removal of "Guest" accounts, and [[Forced account\|login requirement]]) to block the use of proxies, such as [[wikipedia:Nitter\|Nitter]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Carvajal Sarabia \|first=Chema \|date=2024-02-19 \|title=You can no longer access Twitter without an account: Elon Musk has won \|url=https://en.softonic.com/articles/you-can-no-longer-access-twitter-without-an-account-elon-musk-has-won \|website=Softonic}}</ref><ref><nowiki>https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/30/twitter-now-requires-an-account-to-view-tweets/</nowiki></ref><ref>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919</ref><ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983</nowiki></ref>. It has gotten to the point that the main developer of Nitter gave up,<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1155#issuecomment-1913361757</nowiki></ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Brodkin \|first=Jon \|date=2024-02-15 \|title=Twitter front-end Nitter dies as Musk wins war against third-party services \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/twitter-front-end-nitter-dies-as-musk-wins-war-against-third-party-services/ \|access-date=2026-03-19 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> then months later, decided to continue by supporting regular account types.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/discussions/1212</nowiki></ref>

	==References==		==References==

Rudxain: clarify "Breakage of proxies", link Nitter to WP

2026-03-19T10:24:44Z

clarify "Breakage of proxies", link Nitter to WP

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	As a response to the increased backlash, X released a feature to opt out of sharing data by navigating four different menus (Settings⇒Privacy and Safety⇒Data Sharing and Personalization⇒Grok⇒Allow your posts as well as your interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Peters \|first=Jay \|title=Here’s how to stop X from using your posts to train its AI \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206904/x-grok-ai-train-turn-off \|website=The Verge \|date=26 Jul 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726163920/https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206904/x-grok-ai-train-turn-off \|archive-date=26 Jul 2024}}</ref> This setting being on by default is an example of a [[dark pattern]].		As a response to the increased backlash, X released a feature to opt out of sharing data by navigating four different menus (Settings⇒Privacy and Safety⇒Data Sharing and Personalization⇒Grok⇒Allow your posts as well as your interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Peters \|first=Jay \|title=Here’s how to stop X from using your posts to train its AI \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206904/x-grok-ai-train-turn-off \|website=The Verge \|date=26 Jul 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726163920/https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206904/x-grok-ai-train-turn-off \|archive-date=26 Jul 2024}}</ref> This setting being on by default is an example of a [[dark pattern]].

	=== Breakage of proxies (2023 - present) ===		===Breakage of proxies (2023 - present)===
	Twitter/X has taken many measures (such as the removal of "Guest" accounts) to block the use of proxies, such as Nitter<ref><nowiki>https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/30/twitter-now-requires-an-account-to-view-tweets/</nowiki></ref><ref>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919</ref><ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983</nowiki></ref>. ~~This~~ has gotten to the point that the main developer gave up.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1155#issuecomment-1913361757</nowiki></ref> ~~Later~~, ~~the developer~~ decided to continue, by supporting regular account types.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/discussions/1212</nowiki></ref>		Twitter/X has taken many measures (such as the removal of "Guest" accounts) to block the use of proxies, such as [[wikipedia:Nitter\|Nitter]]<ref><nowiki>https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/30/twitter-now-requires-an-account-to-view-tweets/</nowiki></ref><ref>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919</ref><ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983</nowiki></ref>. It has gotten to the point that the main developer of Nitter gave up,<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1155#issuecomment-1913361757</nowiki></ref> then months later, decided to continue by supporting regular account types.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/discussions/1212</nowiki></ref>

	==References==		==References==

Rudxain: Nitter struggles

2026-03-19T03:38:00Z

Nitter struggles

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	As a response to the increased backlash, X released a feature to opt out of sharing data by navigating four different menus (Settings⇒Privacy and Safety⇒Data Sharing and Personalization⇒Grok⇒Allow your posts as well as your interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Peters \|first=Jay \|title=Here’s how to stop X from using your posts to train its AI \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206904/x-grok-ai-train-turn-off \|website=The Verge \|date=26 Jul 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726163920/https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206904/x-grok-ai-train-turn-off \|archive-date=26 Jul 2024}}</ref> This setting being on by default is an example of a [[dark pattern]].		As a response to the increased backlash, X released a feature to opt out of sharing data by navigating four different menus (Settings⇒Privacy and Safety⇒Data Sharing and Personalization⇒Grok⇒Allow your posts as well as your interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Peters \|first=Jay \|title=Here’s how to stop X from using your posts to train its AI \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206904/x-grok-ai-train-turn-off \|website=The Verge \|date=26 Jul 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726163920/https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206904/x-grok-ai-train-turn-off \|archive-date=26 Jul 2024}}</ref> This setting being on by default is an example of a [[dark pattern]].

			=== Breakage of proxies (2023 - present) ===
			Twitter/X has taken many measures (such as the removal of "Guest" accounts) to block the use of proxies, such as Nitter<ref><nowiki>https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/30/twitter-now-requires-an-account-to-view-tweets/</nowiki></ref><ref>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919</ref><ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983</nowiki></ref>. This has gotten to the point that the main developer gave up.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1155#issuecomment-1913361757</nowiki></ref> Later, the developer decided to continue, by supporting regular account types.<ref><nowiki>https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/discussions/1212</nowiki></ref>

	==References==		==References==

Rudxain: fix typo; add hyphen

2026-03-15T18:06:17Z

fix typo; add hyphen

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	Throughout the latter half of 2022, Twitter laid off much of its staff. Among these layoffs was the accessibility team, created in 2020 to improve the use of Twitter for disabled consumers. Of the many features introduced by the team, "alt-text" was added to allow visually impaired users to hear a description of an image.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Knibbs \|first=Kate \|title=Twitter’s Layoffs Are a Blow to Accessibility \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ \|website=Wired \|date=21 Nov 2022 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250905183106/https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ \|archive-date=5 Sep 2025}}</ref>		Throughout the latter half of 2022, Twitter laid off much of its staff. Among these layoffs was the accessibility team, created in 2020 to improve the use of Twitter for disabled consumers. Of the many features introduced by the team, "alt-text" was added to allow visually impaired users to hear a description of an image.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Knibbs \|first=Kate \|title=Twitter’s Layoffs Are a Blow to Accessibility \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ \|website=Wired \|date=21 Nov 2022 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250905183106/https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ \|archive-date=5 Sep 2025}}</ref>

	As a result of the de-prioritization of accessibility in Twitter, alt-text badges were removed, making it more challenging for visually impaired users to ~~identity~~ accessible content.<ref name=":0" />		As a result of the de-prioritization of accessibility in Twitter, alt-text badges were removed, making it more challenging for visually-impaired users to identify accessible content.<ref name=":0" />

	===Data hack affecting millions of users (''January 2023'')===		===Data hack affecting millions of users (''January 2023'')===

Andrew V: /* References */

2026-03-12T20:21:55Z

References

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	===Lack of privacy===		===Lack of privacy===
	*X can read private messages sent through the platform.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=X - ToS;DR \|url=https://tosdr.org/en/service/195 ~~\|website=ToS;DR \|date=4 Apr 2025 \|access-date=13 Feb 2026~~ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318073339/https://tosdr.org/en/service/195 \|archive-date=18 Mar 2025}}</ref>		*X can read private messages sent through the platform.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|author= \|date=4 Apr 2025 \|title=X - ToS;DR \|url=https://tosdr.org/en/service/195 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318073339/https://tosdr.org/en/service/195 \|archive-date=18 Mar 2025 \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=[[Terms of Service;Didn't Read]]}}</ref>
	*X uses personal data collected from its website for third-part advertisements.		*X uses personal data collected from its website for third-part advertisements.
	*Personal data collected include:		*Personal data collected include:

Venture18+: replaced link to Elon Musk Wikipedia page with wikilink to his page on this wiki

2026-03-11T00:58:35Z

replaced link to Elon Musk Wikipedia page with wikilink to his page on this wiki

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	'''{{Wplink\|Twitter\|X}}''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is a global social-media platform that facilitates real-time communication and the sharing of short messages, known as "tweets". Founded in 2006 by {{Wplink\|Jack Dorsey}}, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams, Twitter quickly became a key platform for public discourse, news, and social interaction. Known for its character-limited posts and use of hashtags (#), Twitter played a pivotal role in shaping online communication, politics, and social movements.		'''{{Wplink\|Twitter\|X}}''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is a global social-media platform that facilitates real-time communication and the sharing of short messages, known as "tweets". Founded in 2006 by {{Wplink\|Jack Dorsey}}, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams, Twitter quickly became a key platform for public discourse, news, and social interaction. Known for its character-limited posts and use of hashtags (#), Twitter played a pivotal role in shaping online communication, politics, and social movements.

	In 2023, Twitter underwent a significant rebranding, adopting the name X, after being acquired by ~~{{Wplink\|~~Elon Musk}} in a high-profile deal in the previous year. Elon Musk took the company private and underwent a large sweep of leadership changes including layoffs and policy shifts. X has faced scrutiny over various issues, including content-moderation practices, the de-prioritization of accessibility features, data-privacy concerns, and its handling of user-generated content.		In 2023, Twitter underwent a significant rebranding, adopting the name X, after being acquired by [[Elon Musk]] in a high-profile deal in the previous year. Elon Musk took the company private and underwent a large sweep of leadership changes including layoffs and policy shifts. X has faced scrutiny over various issues, including content-moderation practices, the de-prioritization of accessibility features, data-privacy concerns, and its handling of user-generated content.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

Bananabot: Re-archived 5 citation(s) from archive.today to web.archive.org using CRWCitationBot

2026-02-22T23:29:35Z

Re-archived 5 citation(s) from archive.today to web.archive.org using CRWCitationBot

Sojourna: Clean-up; pass on style.

2026-02-14T05:21:08Z

Clean-up; pass on style.

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	===Twitter illegally uses collected data (''May 2022'')===		===Twitter illegally uses collected data (''May 2022'')===
	In May 2022, the [[Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC) fined Twitter $150 million dollars for using data collected for targeted advertisements. In 2011, Twitter had made an agreement with regulators in which it vowed not to share information gathered for security purposes with third-parties for targeted advertisements.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Allyn \|first=Bobby \|title=Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data \|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101275323/twitter-privacy-settlement-doj-ftc \|website=NPR \|date=25 May 2022 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~kxf5Y~~ \|archive-date=~~26 May 2022~~}}</ref>		In May 2022, the [[Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC) fined Twitter $150 million dollars for using data collected for targeted advertisements. In 2011, Twitter had made an agreement with regulators in which it vowed not to share information gathered for security purposes with third-parties for targeted advertisements.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Allyn \|first=Bobby \|title=Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data \|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101275323/twitter-privacy-settlement-doj-ftc \|website=NPR \|date=25 May 2022 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251025031814/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101275323/twitter-privacy-settlement-doj-ftc \|archive-date=25 Oct 2025}}</ref>

	Information that was illegally used for targeted advertisements includes phone numbers and e-mail addresses. The user agreed that this information will be used for services such as two-factor authentication (2FA), account recovery, and account safeguarding.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fair \|first=Leslie \|title=Twitter to pay $150 million penalty for allegedly breaking its privacy promises – again \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again \|website=FTC \|date=25 May 2022 \|access-date= \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525213257/https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again \|archive-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>		Information that was illegally used for targeted advertisements includes phone numbers and e-mail addresses. The user agreed that this information will be used for services such as two-factor authentication (2FA), account recovery, and account safeguarding.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fair \|first=Leslie \|title=Twitter to pay $150 million penalty for allegedly breaking its privacy promises – again \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again \|website=FTC \|date=25 May 2022 \|access-date= \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525213257/https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again \|archive-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>

	===Reduction in accessibility features (''November 2022'')===		===Reduction in accessibility features (''November 2022'')===
	Throughout the latter half of 2022, Twitter laid off much of its staff. Among these layoffs was the accessibility team, created in 2020 to improve the use of Twitter for disabled consumers. Of the many features introduced by the team, "alt-text" was added to allow visually impaired users to hear a description of an image.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Knibbs \|first=Kate \|title=Twitter’s Layoffs Are a Blow to Accessibility \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ \|website=Wired \|date=21 Nov 2022 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~w1qoj~~ \|archive-date=~~21 Nov 2022~~}}</ref>		Throughout the latter half of 2022, Twitter laid off much of its staff. Among these layoffs was the accessibility team, created in 2020 to improve the use of Twitter for disabled consumers. Of the many features introduced by the team, "alt-text" was added to allow visually impaired users to hear a description of an image.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Knibbs \|first=Kate \|title=Twitter’s Layoffs Are a Blow to Accessibility \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ \|website=Wired \|date=21 Nov 2022 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250905183106/https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-accessibility/ \|archive-date=5 Sep 2025}}</ref>

	As a result of the de-prioritization of accessibility in Twitter, alt-text badges were removed, making it more challenging for visually impaired users to identity accessible content.<ref name=":0" />		As a result of the de-prioritization of accessibility in Twitter, alt-text badges were removed, making it more challenging for visually impaired users to identity accessible content.<ref name=":0" />

	===Data hack affecting millions of users (''January 2023'')===		===Data hack affecting millions of users (''January 2023'')===
	In January 2023, X underwent a data breach that caused millions of account e-mails to be leaked.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vallance \|first=Chris \|title=Twitter: Millions of users' email addresses 'stolen' in data hack \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64153381 \|website=BBC \|date=5 Jan 2023 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~oEFmv~~ \|archive-date=~~6 Jan 2023~~}}</ref> X, under the new ownership of Elon Musk, did not take the precautionary steps to prevent this incident. Before the data hack, X had underwent significant layoffs, including ones which affected the trust, safety, and security teams. This is directly linked to the weakening of security before the breach, as these teams were essential for identifying vulnerabilities and patching them. Moreover, the media communications team was disbanded, leading to a lack of transparency surrounding the issue.		In January 2023, X underwent a data breach that caused millions of account e-mails to be leaked.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vallance \|first=Chris \|title=Twitter: Millions of users' email addresses 'stolen' in data hack \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64153381 \|website=BBC \|date=5 Jan 2023 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211113155/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64153381 \|archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> X, under the new ownership of Elon Musk, did not take the precautionary steps to prevent this incident. Before the data hack, X had underwent significant layoffs, including ones which affected the trust, safety, and security teams. This is directly linked to the weakening of security before the breach, as these teams were essential for identifying vulnerabilities and patching them. Moreover, the media communications team was disbanded, leading to a lack of transparency surrounding the issue.

	===Terms of Service allows use of user content for training AI (''November 2024'')===		===Terms of Service allows use of user content for training AI (''November 2024'')===
	[[File:X Terms of Service 2024 screenshot.webp\|thumb\|527x527px]]		[[File:X Terms of Service 2024 screenshot.webp\|thumb\|527x527px]]
	On 15 November 2024, X issued new [[Terms of Service]] (TOS) to allow artificial intelligence (AI) to train on user content:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Maruf \|first=Ramishah \|title=X changed its terms of service to let its AI train on everyone’s posts. Now users are up in arms \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/21/tech/x-twitter-terms-of-service/index.html \|website=CNN \|date=21 Oct 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~6NbYH~~ \|archive-date=~~23 Oct 2024~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Terms of Service \|url=https://x.com/en/tos#current \|website=X Corp \|date=15 Nov 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~vhXKR~~ \|archive-date=~~13 Nov 2024~~}}</ref>		On 15 November 2024, X issued new [[Terms of Service]] (TOS) to allow artificial intelligence (AI) to train on user content:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Maruf \|first=Ramishah \|title=X changed its terms of service to let its AI train on everyone’s posts. Now users are up in arms \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/21/tech/x-twitter-terms-of-service/index.html \|website=CNN \|date=21 Oct 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260208195110/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/21/tech/x-twitter-terms-of-service/index.html \|archive-date=8 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Terms of Service \|url=https://x.com/en/tos#current \|website=X Corp \|date=15 Nov 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126180413/https://x.com/en/tos \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>
	<blockquote>"By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, upload, download, and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed, for any purpose. For clarity, these rights include, for example, curating, transforming, and translating. This license authorizes us to make your Content available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same. You agree that this license includes the right for us to (i) analyze text and other information you provide and to otherwise provide, promote, and improve the Services, including, for example, for use with and '''training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, whether generative or another type'''..."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, upload, download, and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed, for any purpose. For clarity, these rights include, for example, curating, transforming, and translating. This license authorizes us to make your Content available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same. You agree that this license includes the right for us to (i) analyze text and other information you provide and to otherwise provide, promote, and improve the Services, including, for example, for use with and '''training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, whether generative or another type'''..."</blockquote>
	This development raises concerns over the user's right to their own intellectual data posted on X. There is also concern over the privacy implications of private conversations being used to train a public AI. This AI may also use work by content creators, artists, and writers without compensation. [[Hidden EULA language\|Being buried in a large TOS]], this is a clear example of taking away the consumer's right of ownership and not obtaining adequate disclosure.		This development raises concerns over the user's right to their own intellectual data posted on X. There is also concern over the privacy implications of private conversations being used to train a public AI. This AI may also use work by content creators, artists, and writers without compensation. [[Hidden EULA language\|Being buried in a large TOS]], this is a clear example of taking away the consumer's right of ownership and not obtaining adequate disclosure.