X/Twitter

X (formerly Twitter) has certainly grown a lot from the days when you would send tweets via SMS text messages about what you had for breakfast. Founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass, the microblogging service turned real-time social media newswire was acquired by Elon Musk in 2022 and renamed and rebranded X in 2023.

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Elon Musk to pay SEC $1.5 million settlement, judge signs off despite 'significant misgivings'
Elon Musk at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on April 28, 2026.

X's Live Studio aims to make livestreams easier for creators
X head of product Nikita Bier demonstrates Live Studio in a tweet.


Want to post over 50 times a day on X? You'll have to pay.
X logo on a smartphone and a laptop.

New report: X remains the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ users
A kaleidoscopic picture of a black and white X logo.


Teens sue xAI for Grok's reported sexual image generation issues
finger tapping grok app icon


Disinformation on U.S.-Iran war takes over the internet
A person stands amid a crowd, holding an orange protest sign that reads "No war with Iran."

Adult performer Siri Dahl doxxed by Grok: 'Go f*ck yourself you nazi clanker'
siri dahl appears at an event

Elon Musk's Grok faces another EU investigation over nonconsensual AI images
Elon Musk's tweet and Grok logo

The internet is rooting for this abandoned baby monkey and his stuffed animal
a baby Japanese macaque monkey

Was Twitter down? What users reported.
x logo on smartphone

Takeaways from Elon Musk's xAI all-hands meeting: Ancient aliens, corporate structure, space catapults
Elon Musk and xAI logo

X struggles as Bad Bunny Halftime Show performance dominates
Bad Bunny performs in the Apple Music Halftime Show during the NFL Super Bowl 60

The Muppets have always known how to break the internet
Disney’s “The Muppet Show” stars Sabrina Carpenter and the original Muppet cast

Sam Altman unloads on Elon Musk in latest X posts
 Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, is pictured on September 25, 2025 in Berlin, Germany

Why SpaceX bought xAI: Data centers in space aren't the only reason
SpaceX and xAI logos

Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquires Elon Musk's xAI, including social media platform X
SpaceX, xAI, and Grok logos


Google, Apple hosted dozens of deepfake nudify apps, investigation reveals
close-up view of apple app store logo on screen

Super Bowl conspiracy theorists found the latest 'evidence' the NFL rigged the 'script'
super bow logo on a black background

White House adds AI-produced tears to image of arrested protestor
The arrest of Minnesota activist Nekima Levy Armstrong

Grok is producing millions of sexualized images of adults and children
A sign next to bus stop in London reads "Who the hell would want to use social media with a built-in child abuse tool?" and a photo of Elon Musk.

Threads has overtaken X in daily users, but only on mobile
Threads X

X reportedly still allows Grok-created, sexualized images despite new ban
Grok logo on smartphone