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X

Social networking service

x.com

Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 1,000–15,000

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Latest news about X

In short: X rebuilt its Ads Manager with AI and developer tools, while facing heavy regulatory pressure, legal disputes, and declining advertising revenue.

Company announcements

May 4 X

X announces migration of API Search endpoints

The legacy search index is retired. New index improves performance, adds min_likes/min_replies/min_reposts, and alters retweet search results.

April 16 X

X announces API pricing update: owned reads $0.001

Effective April 20, 2026, writes increase to $0.015 per post, URL posts $0.20, and following/likes removed for self-serve tiers.

April 10 X

X announces creator monetization updates

Doubles revenue sharing pool, bases payouts on Verified Home Timeline impressions, and launches $1M Article Contest for US Premium users.

April 10 X

X launches Advanced SRN for iOS ads exclusively on AppsFlyer

It provides complete privacy-safe iOS measurement using deterministic attribution and modeling. Combined with SSOT, it reduces eCPI by 27%. Quotes from X and AppsFlyer leaders highlight innovation.

Media coverage

Yesterday U.S. News & World Report

X Down for Thousands of Users Globally, Downdetector Shows

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June 20 Financial Times

Big Tech stokes unrest in the UK

Elon Musk’s amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment in Belfast, Southampton and beyond cannot be explained by ideology alone

June 15 TechRadar

Are Reddit and X down? Here's what we know their reported issues today

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June 15 Bloomberg

How the UK Plans to Keep Children Off Social Media

The UK has become the latest country to announce a ban on under-16s using social media, following a landmark law in Australia that underscored the growing pressure on governments to better protect children from online harms.

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