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Experience global interaction with public conversations, real-time news updates, live audio Spaces, streaming video, exclusive content monetization, and niche Communities.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
Features
Properties
- Minimalistic
- Free Speech
Features
- Hashtags
- Threaded Conversations
- Trends
- Private messaging
- Progressive Web App
IFTTT Integration- Two-factor Authentication
- Dark Mode
- AI-Powered
- Personalized Recommendations
- Support for @mentions
- End-to-End Encryption
- Make New Friends
Tags
- real-time
- censorship
- poll
X News & Activities
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Recent News
- Maoholguin published news article about X
X adds new country of origin, exposing hundreds of pro nationalist accounts as foreign-runX/Twitter has begun rolling out a new 'About this account' section during the weekend, designed to ...
- POX published news article about X
X unveils encrypted chat with video calls & disappearing messages to replace legacy DMsX has introduced a new encrypted chat feature, which replaces the previous direct messaging (DM) sy...
- Maoholguin published news article about X
X starts rolling out a new "Certified Bangers" badges for top viral posts each monthX has launched Certified Bangers, a monthly badge that highlights the most engaging personal posts ...
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What is X?
The X app is the trusted global digital town square for everyone.
With X, you can:
- Post content for the world to see and join public conversations
- Stay up to date on breaking news and follow your interests
- Stay better informed with extra context from Community Notes
- Go live with Spaces for audio or stream live video
- Communicate privately with Direct Messages
- Subscribe to X Premium to expand your reach, get a blue checkmark, and more
- Earn a living creating exclusive content for your paid subscribers and share in the ad revenue generated in replies to your posts
- Create and join Communities around topics and interests, from sports to music to technology
- Upload and watch videos up to 3 hours in length
- Write and read long form posts like essays and blogs
- Connect directly with your customers to help your business grow
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Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription that costs $8 per month + free version with limited functionality.Rating
Average rating of 2.1Alternatives
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100 news article related to XSupported Languages
- English
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Bulgarian
- Catalan; Valencian
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Gujarati
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Kannada
- Korean
- Malay
- Marathi
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Persian
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- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Chinese
- Slovak
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Tamil
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
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Comments and Reviews
Useful to use for business but unfortunately there are a lot of people who spam twitter and others who post stupid political stuff. But it's still a nice platform to use and hopefully over time it continues to improve.
I really do NOT trust Twitter. Why? Well because before I start using any tool I do a research about its behaviors, challenges, strengths. After using Twitter for years, the following is a summary of my findings about why I really do NOT trust Twitter.
The bad • Shadow ban. Which is very unethical. If you're not familiar with "shadow ban" it means Twitter ban you, but you do not know you were banned, because you keep posting. But nobody sees your content. Abhinav Vadrevu, former software engineer at Twitter was caught on video saying this at https://youtu.be/64gTjdUrDFQ?t=25s
• Down rank. If you're not familiar with "down rank" it means Twitter try to get you to not show up in the search results. Olind Hassan, Policy Manager at Twitter was caught on video saying this https://youtu.be/64gTjdUrDFQ?t=1m22s
• Twitter present itself as politically neutral. But they do NOT behave like that. Instead many Twitter staff actively do political targetting, bias, promote one political agenda, and censorship of your content if they disagree with it. Source at https://youtu.be/64gTjdUrDFQ
• They easily cave in on the U.S. government. Which frequently and repeatedly asks Twitter to censor user’s content. Pranay Singh, Direct Messaging Engineer at Twitter was caught on video saying this https://youtu.be/64gTjdUrDFQ?t=6m23s Alternative source at https://www.projectveritas.com/2018/01/11/undercover-video-twitter-engineers-to-ban-a-way-of-talking-through-shadow-banning-algorithms-to-censor-opposing-political-opinions/
• Potentially not secure. Because the code is not available publicly. So it can not be review by the public. In other words, there is a risk of abuse.
• It is own by a for-profit corporation. It is not owned by a not-for-profit community. Usually a corporation first priority is to hoard money. Not serve you and protect your privacy.
The good
• None I could think of
Notes
• If you need freedom of speech, openness, diversity, you might be interested to consider alternatives. Such as https://Minds.com or https://DiasporaFoundation.org
... and now we can add:
true. they shadowbanned my account too because I promoted many legitimate articles that expose the lies/true nature of muslims community in sri lanka.
@tihedomecu They Are Really Maniac, They Even Shadow Ban You Because You Expose Muslim Conditions On Sri Langka? Does That Thing Even Have Problem With Twitter Restrictions, I Better Tell My Friends To Kick Twitter As Hard As They Can
What would you say now that Musk owns it?
Seems drastic censorship and shadowbans are no longer common.
What would you say now that Musk owns it?
As of now 2024, I still do not feel any courageous freedom of speech on X/Twitter. My account is still banned at https://twitter.com/francewhoa since 2020.
Every few months. I asked why they ban my account? If they have any questions or concerns about my account? Asked to unban me? No reply years since 2020.
Source at https://archive.ph/https://twitter.com/francewhoa
Musk didn't buy until 2022, why not make a new account?
X (Twitter) blocks access to all government requests in Türkiye, regardless of whether they have a million or 1 follower. University student groups, women's solidarity associations, atheist/agnostic/deist YouTubers, peaceful protest posts, labor associations, freedom associations, community centers, newspapers, reporters, union regional representatives, young feminists federation, and most accounts expressing support for Ekrem İmamoğlu, who received 15 million support votes, are blocked from access locally. Source: Expression Interrupted, Reddit, GazeteDuvar, Technopat, TechOlay
Status Update: X (Twitter) blocked access to the account of Presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu in Turkey. Access bans were also imposed on news accounts reporting on the access ban.
decentralised open source alternatives exist
Twitter was pretty fun. X is paywalled in all the wrong places, bloated, and AI-infested. That's not to mention the degraded quality of its content and the somewhat cultish culture of its biggest fans. It's moderation is a joke, amplifying extremists and possible bot activity while seeming to go against journalism and peaceful dissent. And it's proprietary and centralized, which I think is kind of outmoded these days. Would not recommend.
It really keeps me in the loop with current trends and what's happening around the globe. Plus, it gives me a chance to see things from different perspectives, something that social media often misses out on.
The new owner is not shy about putting his thumb on the scale. The algorithm aligns with his ideology and preferences. Twitter was already in decline before he bought it, but X is now little more than a (geo-)political instrument, honed to amplify mis- and disinformation. An EU ban of X can't come soon enough...