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Twitter / X

X (formerly Twitter) is a social media platform where people post short messages, share content, and engage in public conversations. Since Elon Musk's takeover in 2022, the platform has become…

Operated 2006–2024 (18 years)

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About Twitter / X

X (formerly Twitter) is a social media platform where people post short messages, share content, and engage in public conversations. Since Elon Musk’s takeover in 2022, the platform has become increasingly relevant to the sextech and adult content space through several controversial features and policy shifts. The platform has rolled out Grok 3 ‘Sexy’ mode, bringing explicit AI chat capabilities to mainstream social media users. It’s also launched NSFW AI companions like ‘Valentine’, a male chatbot designed with romantic and sexual conversation capabilities. For the LGBTQ+ community, X remains a hub for connection and discovery, as covered in our dating app analysis. The platform has also become notable for what it hasn’t done – specifically around content moderation and age verification. While competitors like Bluesky and Reddit have implemented ID and facial scans for UK porn access rules, X has remained largely silent on compliance. This hands-off approach to regulation has made it a key platform for adult content creators, sex educators, and the broader sextech community. In 2024, Twitter was officially rebranded to X following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform in October 2022, with the iconic bird logo and twitter.com domain discontinued in favor of x.com. The platform continues to operate under the X brand, expanding into new territory like NSFW AI companions and Grok’s “Sexy” mode for explicit AI chat.
Occasional coverageFirst covered
82 articles 2016–2025 Peak: 2023 (25)

Twitter / X

66%

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Privacy deep-dive

In summary

X is a public broadcast platform that collects extensive user and third-party data with broad purposes including AI/ML training, while offering clear retention periods and strong pseudonymity controls. The Terms impose one-sided provisions including liquidated damages and a $100 liability cap, though transparency and documentation are above average.

  • Public platform by design
  • No data sales stated
  • AI/ML training on collected & public data
  • Concrete retention periods disclosed
  • 30-day account restore window

Privacy Concerns

  • Medium Third-party recipients may use shared data for own purposes including AI training unless you opt outUnverified
  • Medium Broad AI/ML training on collected and publicly available data
  • Medium Account termination for any or no reason at X's convenience (US users)
  • Medium Unusual liquidated damages of $15,000 per million posts accessedUnverified
  • Medium Liability capped at $100 or six months of fees

Privacy Positives

  • High Impact Explicit statement that X does not sell personal information
  • High Impact Concrete retention periods for multiple data types
  • Medium Impact Biometric data collection requires consent
  • Medium Impact Pseudonyms and multiple accounts permitted
  • Medium Impact Account deletion with 30-day restore window

Security Overview

75% Security

Security Headers

HTTPS Secure connection
Pass
HSTS HTTP Strict Transport Security
Pass
CSP Content Security Policy
Fail
X-Frame-Options Clickjacking protection
Fail
X-Content-Type MIME type sniffing protection
Fail
Referrer-Policy Controls referrer information
Fail
Permissions-Policy Browser feature controls
Fail
Mozilla Observatory Grade: B Scanned: June 4, 2026

From Their Privacy Policy

Direct excerpts from Twitter / X's published privacy policyVerified June 4, 2026

And no, we don’t sell your personal information.

X's stated position on data sales under legal bases

X content, including your profile information (e.g., name/pseudonym, username, profile pictures), is available for viewing by the general public.

Public nature of the platform and content visibility

If you communicate with us, such as through email, we will keep information about the communication and its content for up to 18 months

Specific data retention period for communications