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===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 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:

**Location data,

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===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]]) 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>

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 ===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 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:
 **Location data,
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 ===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]]) 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>
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