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Providing the latest safety tools, resources, and updates from X.

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7 months
We can confirm that the account @SECGov was compromised and we have completed a preliminary investigation. Based on our investigation, the compromise was not due to any breach of X’s systems, but rather due to an unidentified individual obtaining control over a phone number
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Today, a bug in our system caused X to incorrectly label numerous posts as Sensitive Media. We’ve fixed the underlying issue and are now working to remove labels from impacted posts.
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We recently partnered with @Sprinklr for an independent assessment of hate speech on Twitter, which we’ve been sharing data on publicly for several months. Sprinklr’s AI-powered model found that the reach of hate speech on Twitter is even lower than our own model quantified 🧵
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Transparency is fundamental to everything we do at Twitter. As we review our approach to transparency reporting for the future, today we’re publishing our 21st report, with data on our policy enforcement for the first half of 2022. Read more here:
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We will continue to remove illegal content and suspend bad actors from our platform. We’re committed to increasing transparency around our moderation actions, and we’ll continue to share updates on our progress. You can learn more about our various enforcement actions here:
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There is no place in this world or on X for the abuse of children. Over the past year we have strengthened our policies, deployed new automated technology, and increased the number of cybertips we send to @MissingKids . And while we are proud of what we have achieved, we know
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We’ve identified several policies where permanent suspension was a disproportionate action for breaking Twitter rules. We recently started reinstating accounts that were suspended for violations of these policies and plan to expand to more accounts weekly over the next 30 days.
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We may get it wrong occasionally, so authors will be able to submit feedback on the label if they think we incorrectly limited their content’s visibility. In the future, we plan to allow authors to appeal our decision to limit a Tweet’s visibility.
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We’ve updated our Private Information policy to prohibit sharing someone else’s live location in most cases. Here’s what changed and why. 🧵
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We’re adding more transparency to the enforcement actions we take on Tweets. As a first step, soon you’ll start to see labels on some Tweets identified as potentially violating our rules around Hateful Conduct letting you know that we’ve limited their visibility. 🧵
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Sometimes you may see a warning when you click a link on X, and in some cases we may prohibit specific URLs from being shared at all. We take these actions to protect our community from links to malware, phishing attempts, spam sites, or content that, if posted directly on our
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This article is extremely misleading. The purportedly "landmark" lawsuit concerns six Tweets, and all of those tweets were actioned, and here's exactly how: — Each of the six Tweets were reported on Twitter, focusing on our terms of service for violations. — Twitter's
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Twitter faces legal challenge after failing to remove reported hate tweets
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These actions will be taken at a tweet level only and will not affect a user’s account. Restricting the reach of Tweets helps reduce binary “leave up versus take down” content moderation decisions and supports our freedom of speech vs freedom of reach approach.
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Starting today, anyone can request that we review a suspended account for reinstatement under our new criteria. You can submit an appeal here:
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1 year
As we shared earlier, we have been proactively reinstating previously suspended accounts. Starting February 1, anyone can appeal an account suspension and be evaluated under our new criteria for reinstatement.
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Today, we're kicking off a significant, proactive initiative to eliminate accounts that violate our Rules against platform manipulation and spam. While we aim for accuracy in the accounts we remove, we're casting a wide net to ensure X remains secure and free of bots. As a
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More than 99% of content users and advertisers see on Twitter is healthy. And the reach of hate speech on Twitter continues to represent an extremely small fraction of the overall conversation. This past March, Twitter partnered with Sprinklr to understand, measure and reduce
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We recently partnered with @Sprinklr for an independent assessment of hate speech on Twitter, which we’ve been sharing data on publicly for several months. Sprinklr’s AI-powered model found that the reach of hate speech on Twitter is even lower than our own model quantified 🧵
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In the past couple of days, we’ve seen an increase in daily active users on @X in the conflict area, plus there have been more than 50 million posts globally focusing on the weekend’s terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas. As the events continue to unfold rapidly, a cross-company
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NewsGuard is about to publish a “report” on misinformation on X.  As a for-profit company, they will only share the data that underpins their purported research if you pay.  @NewsGuardRating also uses these reports to pressure companies to buy their “fact-checking” services. It’s
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We’re moving faster than ever to make Twitter safer and keep child sexual exploitation (CSE) material off our platform. Here’s an update on our work:
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🚫Censorship 🚫Shadowbanning ✅Freedom of speech, not reach. Our new labels are now live.
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We’re adding more transparency to the enforcement actions we take on Tweets. As a first step, soon you’ll start to see labels on some Tweets identified as potentially violating our rules around Hateful Conduct letting you know that we’ve limited their visibility. 🧵
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At X, we have zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation and will never stop using the full extent of our capabilities to eradicate it. Today we’re sharing a comprehensive update on our work to make our platform inhospitable for actors who seek to exploit minors in any way.
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We’ve made a few changes to our policies around violent content and similar language. Today, we’ve officially launched our Violent Speech policy, which prohibits violent threats, wishes of harm, glorification of violence, and incitement of violence. 🧵
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Tomorrow the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) will release a report on how X allegedly moderates content. While we wish the CCDH would have sent us the full report for a fair review, the choice was made to share their purported findings with journalists. To be clear, we
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Our platform's defense mechanism against manipulation and spam mistakenly flagged @yulia_navalnaya as violating our rules. We unsuspended the account as soon as we became aware of the error, and will be updating the defense.
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Here’s an update on our recent efforts to reduce the reach of hateful speech on Twitter. 🧵
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Should we have a policy preventing the creation of or use of existing accounts for the main purpose of advertising other social media platforms?
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We work around the clock to make X the best experience for everyone. And we know that it's sometimes incredibly difficult to see certain content, especially in moments like the one unfolding. In these situations, X believes that, while difficult, it's in the public's interest to
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Transparency on X is of extreme importance. Over the last couple of months, we started giving you more transparency on labels we may apply to your account that impact how X treats your content. Our goal is to notify you every time a product label is applied to your account.
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We remain committed to maintaining free speech on Twitter, while equally maintaining the health of our platform. Today, more than 99.99% of Tweet impressions are from healthy content, or content that does not violate our rules. Read more about our progress on our enforcement
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