X (Twitter)
Updated on Charlotte 2026-01-25
Data Access
Terms Changes
7Policy changes detected by Open Terms Archive
Twitter bans duplicated tweets
May 10, 2022Twitter has banned duplicative tweets to combat spam and astroturfing, aligning with Elon Musk’s plan to remove spam bots after his acquisition.
Terrorists and their content banned from Twitter
April 20, 2022Twitter made clear that it will delete \"any accounts maintained by individual perpetrators of terrorist, violent extremist, or mass violent attacks\" and that it may delete all third-party content \"disseminating manifestos or other content produced by the perpetrators\".
Twitter adds form and statement of jurisdictional consent to its copyright claims process
April 13, 2022Twitter added a new condition to the issuance of a notice of dispute.
Twitter clarifies its content suspensions rules and allows appeal
April 13, 2022Twitter clarifies that content suspension for copyright infringement only happens if the violation of its Copyright Policy is repeated.
Twitter bans publishing about prisoners of war
April 6, 2022Starting April 5, Twitter will ban media depicting prisoners of war from government or state-affiliated accounts without consent, affecting outlets like Russia Today and Sputnik.
Twitter adds a tool to report spam and impersonation
March 29, 2022Users can now report spam or impersonation tweets using a form without needing a Twitter account.
Twitter steps up control on fake accounts
March 29, 2022Twitter updated its Community Rules to target all “false and misleading” identities, prohibiting their use to disrupt user experience.
Sanctions and transfer policy
December 2025: €120 million fine imposed by the European Commission for non-compliance with the DSA (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/fr/ip_25_2934). December 2020: €450,000 fine imposed by the Irish Data Protection Commission for late notification of a data breach and insufficient documentation of the breach. (https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/binding-decision-board-art-65/decision-012020-dispute-arisen-draft_en)
To enable you to use X to seamlessly participate in conversations with people in all countries around the world, X needs to transfer information across borders and to different countries across the globe to ensure the secure and reliable service you rely on. For example, if you live in Europe and are having a conversation with someone in the United States, the relevant information needs to travel between these countries to provide you with that experience.
