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	'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''',{{refn\|group=A\|name=b\|Known as Twitter from 2006 until 2023, when the platform was rebranded to X following [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|its acquisition by Elon Musk]]}} operates as an American microblogging and social networking platform with its headquarters established in Bastrop, Texas. The platform ranks among the world's most extensive social media networks and represents one of the most frequently accessed websites globally. Users are enabled to disseminate brief text communications, visual content, and video recordings through concise posts (commonly and unofficially referred to as "tweets," referencing the site's former terminology for this format) and engage with other users' content through liking mechanisms. The platform's comprehensive feature set additionally incorporates [[Private message\|direct messaging]] capabilities, video and audio communication functions, bookmarking options, curated lists, community engagement tools, [[Grok (chatbot)\|Grok]] chatbot integration, employment search functionality, and a social audio feature designated as X Spaces.		'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''',{{refn\|group=A\|name=b\|Known as Twitter from 2006 until 2023, when the platform was rebranded to X following [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|its acquisition by Elon Musk]]}} operates as an American microblogging and social networking platform with its headquarters established in Bastrop, Texas. The platform ranks among the world's most extensive social media networks and represents one of the most frequently accessed websites globally.<ref name="cnbc-kolodny">{{Cite web \|last=Kolodny \|first=Lora \|date=September 18, 2023 \|title=Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is moving to monthly subscription fees and has 550 million users \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/musk-says-twitter-now-x-is-moving-to-monthly-subscriptions.html \|access-date=September 19, 2023 \|publisher=CNBC \|language=en \|archive-date=September 18, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918225046/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/musk-says-twitter-now-x-is-moving-to-monthly-subscriptions.html \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|title=Top Websites Ranking \|url=https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210041116/https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ \|archive-date=February 10, 2022 \|access-date=June 19, 2024 \|website=Similarweb}}</ref> Users are enabled to disseminate brief text communications, visual content, and video recordings through concise posts (commonly and unofficially referred to as "tweets," referencing the site's former terminology for this format) and engage with other users' content through liking mechanisms.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Conger \|first=Kate \|date=August 3, 2023 \|title=So What Do We Call Twitter Now Anyway? \|language=en-US \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/technology/twitter-x-tweets-elon-musk.html \|access-date=August 29, 2023 \|issn=0362-4331 \|archive-date=October 12, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012220459/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/technology/twitter-x-tweets-elon-musk.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> The platform's comprehensive feature set additionally incorporates [[Private message\|direct messaging]] capabilities, video and audio communication functions, bookmarking options, curated lists, community engagement tools, [[Grok (chatbot)\|Grok]] chatbot integration, employment search functionality, and a social audio feature designated as X Spaces.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web \|title=X, formerly Twitter, opens job search function to all users \|url=https://www.hrdive.com/news/x-elon-musk-opens-job-search-function/700391/ \|access-date=September 17, 2024 \|website=HR Dive \|language=en-US \|archive-date=February 12, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212003543/https://www.hrdive.com/news/x-elon-musk-opens-job-search-function/700391/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	The platform's functionality is enhanced through the [[Community Notes]] feature, which allows users to vote on contextual information contributed by approved participants.		The platform's functionality is enhanced through the [[Community Notes]] feature, which allows users to vote on contextual information contributed by approved participants.
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	The app originated in March 2006 through the collaborative efforts of [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and Evan Williams, with its official launch occurring in July 2006 under the initial designation "twttr," subsequently transitioning to "Twitter" several months later.		The app originated in March 2006 through the collaborative efforts of [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and Evan Williams, with its official launch occurring in July 2006 under the initial designation "twttr," subsequently transitioning to "Twitter" several months later.

	The platform experienced rapid expansion; by 2012, over 10 crore users were generating 34 crore daily tweets. ''Twitter, Inc.'' maintained its primary operations in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], while establishing more than 25 international offices. A distinctive characteristic of the service during its formative period was the mandatory brevity of posts, initially constrained to 140 characters, which was subsequently expanded to 280 characters in 2017. This character limitation was completely removed for [[Subscription business model\|subscribed]] accounts in 2023.		The platform experienced rapid expansion; by 2012, over 10 crore users were generating 34 crore daily tweets.<ref name="Twitter-2012">{{cite web \|url=https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|title=Twitter turns six \|date=March 21, 2012 \|via=Twitter \|access-date=August 29, 2014 \|archive-date=February 6, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206120727/https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|url-status=live }}</ref> ''Twitter, Inc.'' maintained its primary operations in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], while establishing more than 25 international offices.<ref name=":2">{{cite web\|url=https://about.twitter.com/\|title=Company: "About Twitter"\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002854/https://about.twitter.com/company\|archive-date=April 3, 2016\|access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> A distinctive characteristic of the service during its formative period was the mandatory brevity of posts, initially constrained to 140 characters, which was subsequently expanded to 280 characters in 2017. This character limitation was completely removed for [[Subscription business model\|subscribed]] accounts in 2023.

			The platform's engagement metrics reveal significant concentration patterns, with approximately 10% of users generating over 80% of all tweets.<ref name=":3">{{cite web\|last=Carlson\|first=Nicholas\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/\|title=Stunning New Numbers on Who Uses Twitter\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|date=June 2, 2009\|access-date=January 9, 2021\|archive-date=February 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205143012/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web\|last1=Wojcik\|first1=Stefan\|last2=Hughes\|first2=Adam\|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/\|title=Sizing Up Twitter Users\|work=[[Pew Research Center]]\|date=April 24, 2019\|access-date=April 25, 2019\|archive-date=October 29, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029223842/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Statistical analysis from 2020 estimated that roughly 4.8 crore accounts (representing 15% of the total user base) were operated by automated internet programs ([[Internet bot]]) rather than human users.

			The platform operates under the ownership of the American corporation [[X Corp.]], which was established in March 2023 to replace its predecessor, [[Twitter, Inc]]. This transition followed [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter]] for 44 arab USD in October 2022. Musk articulated his acquisition objectives as centered on advancing free speech expression on the platform. [[Twitter under Elon Musk\|Subsequent to Musk's ownership]], the platform has faced substantial criticism for facilitating the proliferation of "misinformation"<ref name=":02">{{Cite news \|last=Milmo \|first=Dan \|date=October 9, 2023 \|title=X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation \|language=en-GB \|work=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/09/x-twitter-elon-musk-disinformation-israel-hamas \|access-date=October 10, 2023 \|issn=0261-3077 \|archive-date=October 10, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010020310/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/09/x-twitter-elon-musk-disinformation-israel-hamas \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web \|last=Goswami \|first=Rohan \|date=October 9, 2023 \|title=X, formerly Twitter, amplifies disinformation amid the Israel-Hamas conflict \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/09/x-formerly-twitter-amplifies-disinformation-amid-the-israel-hamas-conflict.html \|access-date=October 10, 2023 \|publisher=CNBC \|language=en \|archive-date=October 9, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009225415/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/09/x-formerly-twitter-amplifies-disinformation-amid-the-israel-hamas-conflict.html \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Lyngaas \|first1=Sean \|last2=O'Sullivan \|first2=Donie \|last3=Duffy \|first3=Clare \|date=October 9, 2023 \|title=Elon Musk's X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/tech/musk-x-misinformation-israel-hamas-conflict/index.html \|access-date=October 10, 2023 \|publisher=CNN \|language=en \|archive-date=October 10, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010001927/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/tech/musk-x-misinformation-israel-hamas-conflict/index.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> and "hate speech",<ref name="Hickey-2023" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sato \|first=Mia \|date=December 2, 2022 \|title=Hate speech is soaring on Twitter under Elon Musk, report finds \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/2/23489808/elon-musk-twitter-hate-speech-increase-content-moderation \|access-date=April 13, 2023 \|website=The Verge \|language=en-US \|archive-date=March 19, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319055014/https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/2/23489808/elon-musk-twitter-hate-speech-increase-content-moderation \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=New Data Suggests that Hate Speech is on the Rise on Twitter 2.0 \|url=https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/New-Report-Suggests-Hate-Speech-Rising-on-Twitter/645482/ \|access-date=April 13, 2023 \|website=Social Media Today \|language=en-US \|archive-date=September 25, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925174125/https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/New-Report-Suggests-Hate-Speech-Rising-on-Twitter/645482/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Frenkel \|first1=Sheera \|last2=Conger \|first2=Kate \|title=Hate Speech's Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=September 9, 2023 \|date=December 2, 2022 \|archive-date=October 16, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016020133/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> while being accused of increasingly catering to right-wing ideologies and extremist organisations.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.avclub.com/twitter-x-amplifying-right-wing-accounts\|title=Read this: A new report shows X is amplifying far-right accounts\|date=November 7, 2025\|website=Yahoo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vox.com/politics/473801/elon-musk-x-twitter-influencer-feuding-rufo-antisemitism\|title=Elon Musk created a monster that's tearing the right apart\|first=Andrew\|last=Prokop\|date=January 2, 2026\|website=Vox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2022/12/19/conspiracy-theorists-homophobes-neo-nazis-ten-accounts-that-embody-twitter-s-change-under-elon-musk_6008352_8.html\|title=Conspiracy theorists, homophobes, neo-Nazis: Ten accounts that embody Twitter's change under Musk\|date=December 19, 2022\|via=Le Monde}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://unherd.com/newsroom/has-x-become-a-right-wing-echo-chamber/\|title=Has X become a Right-wing echo chamber?\|first=Noah\|last=Carl}}</ref> The platform has demonstrated the weakest enforcement record against legal violations, and its policies implemented following Musk's termination of Twitter-era personnel have drawn widespread criticism.

			In February 2026, French authorities conducted raids on X offices and issued an arrest warrant for Musk concerning violations of the [[Digital Services Act (EU)\|Digital Services Act]], [[Online Safety Act 2023 (UK)\|Online Safety Act]], and Australia's [(Online Safety Act 2021 (Australia)\|Online Safety Act]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo \|access-date=2026-05-23 \|website=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-12-05 \|title=Elon Musk's X fined €120m over 'deceptive' blue ticks \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9kejzvw0o \|access-date=2026-05-23 \|website=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-05-21 \|title=Australian judge fines X $465,000 for online safety breach after 3-year court battle \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/australia-judge-fines-x-online-safety-breach-3-year-court-battle-rcna346254 \|access-date=2026-05-23 \|website=NBC News \|language=en}}</ref> The platform was also subject to financial penalties for inadequate removal of harmful and illegal content.

			[[Linda Yaccarino]] assumed the CEO position on 05 June 2023, succeeding Musk, who retained roles as chairman and [[Chief technology officer\|chief technology officer]]. In July 2023, Musk announced the platform's rebranding from "Twitter" to "X," with the discontinuation of the bird logo, a process finalized by May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Valinsky \|first=Jordan \|date=July 24, 2023 \|title=Twitter X logo: Elon Musk rebrands social media platform \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/tech/twitter-rebrands-x-elon-musk-hnk-intl/index.html \|access-date=July 25, 2023 \|website=CNN Business \|language=en \|archive-date=October 3, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003061153/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/tech/twitter-rebrands-x-elon-musk-hnk-intl/index.html \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Elon Musk reveals rebranding of Twitter as X – and what he wants us to now call a tweet \|url=https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-reveals-rebranding-of-twitter-as-x-and-what-he-wants-us-to-now-call-a-tweet-12926425 \|access-date=July 25, 2023 \|publisher=Sky News \|language=en \|archive-date=August 1, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801200052/https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-reveals-rebranding-of-twitter-as-x-and-what-he-wants-us-to-now-call-a-tweet-12926425 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	~~The platform~~'s ~~engagement metrics reveal significant concentration patterns~~, with ~~approximately 10% of users generating over~~ 80~~% of all tweets~~. ~~Statistical analysis~~ from ~~2020 estimated that roughly 4~~.~~8 crore accounts (representing 15%~~ of the ~~total user base) were operated~~ by ~~automated internet programs (~~[[~~Internet bot~~]]~~) rather than human users~~.		In March 2025, [[X Corp.]] was acquired by [[xAI (company)\|xAI]], Musk's artificial intelligence enterprise. This all-stock transaction valued X at 33 arab USD, with the comprehensive valuation reaching 45 arab USD when accounting for 12 arab USD in debt. Concurrently, xAI's valuation stood at 80 arab USD.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Levy \|first1=Lora \|last2=Kolodny \|first2=Ari \|date=2025-03-28 \|title=Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/elon-musk-says-xai-has-acquired-x-in-deal-that-values-social-media-site-at-33-billion.html \|access-date=2025-03-29 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-03-29 \|title=Musk's xAI buys his social media platform X \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqjq11202ro \|access-date=2025-03-29 \|website=www.bbc.com \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In July 2025, Yaccarino resigned from her CEO position.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Levy \|first1=Ashley \|last2=Kolodny \|first2=Capoot \|date=2025-07-09 \|title= Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk's X \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/09/linda-yaccarino-x-elon-musk.html \|access-date=2025-03-29 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}}</ref> In February 2026, the platform's proprietor, xAI, was acquired by [[SpaceX]], representing the sixth ownership transition in the platform's history and the third instance under Musk's control.<ref name=":13">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/technology/spacex-xai-deal.html\|title=Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI\|author1=Ryan Mac\|author2=Kate Conger\|author3=Maureen Farrell\|author4=Rob Copeland\|date=February 2, 2026\|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref name=":03">{{Cite web \|last=Wang \|first=Echo \|last2=Roulette \|first2=Joey \|date=February 2, 2026 \|title=SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions \|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/musks-spacex-merge-xai-combined-212210116.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203014328/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/musks-spacex-merge-xai-combined-212210116.html \|archive-date=February 3, 2026 \|access-date=February 3, 2026 \|website=Yahoo Finance}}</ref>

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	'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', ~~is a~~ [[~~microblogging~~]] and [[social networking ~~service]] owned by American company [[X corp~~.]], ~~on which users post~~ and ~~interact with messages known~~ as "tweets"~~. [[Registered user]]~~s ~~can post, like,~~ and ~~retweet tweets, while unregistered~~ users ~~only have a limited ability to read public tweets~~. ~~Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile~~ [[~~Frontend and backend~~\|~~frontend~~]] ~~software~~, ~~or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020~~, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, ~~2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140~~ [[~~character~~ (~~computing~~)\|~~characters~~]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, ~~2017.</ref> Audio~~ and ~~video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts~~.		'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''',{{refn\|group=A\|name=b\|Known as Twitter from 2006 until 2023, when the platform was rebranded to X following [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|its acquisition by Elon Musk]]}} operates as an American microblogging and social networking platform with its headquarters established in Bastrop, Texas. The platform ranks among the world's most extensive social media networks and represents one of the most frequently accessed websites globally. Users are enabled to disseminate brief text communications, visual content, and video recordings through concise posts (commonly and unofficially referred to as "tweets," referencing the site's former terminology for this format) and engage with other users' content through liking mechanisms. The platform's comprehensive feature set additionally incorporates [[Private message\|direct messaging]] capabilities, video and audio communication functions, bookmarking options, curated lists, community engagement tools, [[Grok (chatbot)\|Grok]] chatbot integration, employment search functionality, and a social audio feature designated as X Spaces.

	Twitter was created by [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)\|Evan Williams]] in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in [[San Francisco, California]] and has more than 25 offices around the world.<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company "About Twitter"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002854/https://about.twitter.com/company \|date=April 3, 2016 }} Retrieved April 24, 2014.</ref> {{As of\|2012\|alt=By 2012}}, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day,<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|title=Twitter turns six \|date=March 21, 2012 \|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion [[Web search query\|search queries]] per day.<ref name="Twitter_500" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|title=The ~~Engineering Behind Twitter~~'s New Search Experience \|date=May 31, 2011 \|access-date=June 7, 2014 \|work=Twitter Engineering Blog \|publisher=Twitter \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325080255/https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://blog.twitter.com/2012/03/twitter-turns-six.html "Twitter turns six"] Twitter.com, March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> In 2013, it was one of the ten [[List of most popular websites\|most-visited websites]] and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet".<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/swine-flu%5Cs-tweet-tweet-causes-online-flutter/356604/ \|title=Swine Flu's Tweet Tweet Causes Online Flutter \|date=April 29, 2009 \|first=Leslie \|last=D'Monte \|work=[[~~Business Standard~~]] ~~\|quote=Also known as the 'SMS of the internet'~~, Twitter is a free social networking service \|access-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> {{As of\|2019\|\|alt= By the start of 2019}}, Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/26/twitter-overcounted-active-users-since-2014-shares-surge/801968001/\|title=Twitter overcounted active users ~~since 2014, shares surge~~ on ~~profit hopes\|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> In practice, the vast majority of tweets are written~~ by a minority of users.<ref>Carlson, Nicholas. "[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/ 10% Of Twitter Users Account For 90% Of Twitter Activity]", [[Business Insider]] (June 2, 2009).</ref><ref>Wojcik, Stefan and Hughes, Adam."[https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/ Sizing Up Twitter Users]", [[Pew Research Center]] (April 25, 2019).~~</ref>~~		The platform's functionality is enhanced through the [[Community Notes]] feature, which allows users to vote on contextual information contributed by approved participants.

	~~On April 25, 2022,~~ the ~~Twitter board~~ of ~~directors agreed to~~ [[~~Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|a $44 billion buyout~~]] by [[~~Elon Musk~~]], making it one of the biggest deals to take a company private.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Isaac \|first1=Mike \|last2=Hirsch \|first2=Lauren \|date=April 25, 2022 \|title=Musk's deal for Twitter is worth about $44 billion. \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter/musks-deal-for-twitter-is-worth-about-44-billion?smid=url-copy \|access-date=2022-04-26 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=April 25, 2022 \|title=Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/25/twitter-accepts-elon-musks-buyout-deal.html \|access-date=April 25, 2022 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}}</ref> After a protracted period of controversy and ~~legal battles~~,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Reuters \|date=2022-07-08 \|title=Elon Musk terminates $44 bln Twitter deal \|language=en \|work=Reuters \|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-terminating-twitter-deal-2022-07-08/ \|access-date=2022-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Conger \|first1=Kate \|last2=Hirsch \|first2=Lauren \|date=2022-07-12 \|title=Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out of $44 Billion Deal \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/technology/twitter-lawsuit-musk-acquisition.html \|access-date=2022-07-14 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="~~twitter_musk_deal_wsj_com~~"~~>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/twitter-musk-deal~~ "~~Elon Musk Offers to Buy~~ Twitter ~~for Original Deal Price Amid Legal Battle:]~~ The ~~Tesla chief executive proposed closing his $44 billion deal to buy~~ Twitter ~~on the terms he originally agreed to, a sudden reversal for the billionaire entrepreneur," October 5, 2022~~, ''[[~~Wall Street Journal~~]]~~'' retrieved October 23~~, ~~2022</ref><ref name="twitter_musk_deal_bbc_com">~~[~~https://www~~.~~bbc.com/news/business-63137114 "Elon Musk Twitter deal back on in surprise U-turn~~,~~"] October 4~~, ~~2022, ''~~[[~~BBC News~~]]~~'' retrieved October 23, 2022</ref> the deal closed on October 27~~.~~<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kay \|first=Kali Hays, Grace \|title=Elon Musk is now officially Twitter~~'s ~~new owner~~, ~~ending months~~ of ~~costly litigation \|url=https://www~~.~~businessinsider~~.~~com/elon-musk-twitter-reach-agreement-to-close-acquisition-deal-2022-10 \|access-date=2022-10-28 \|website=Business Insider \|language=en-US}}</ref>~~		The app originated in March 2006 through the collaborative efforts of [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and Evan Williams, with its official launch occurring in July 2006 under the initial designation "twttr," subsequently transitioning to "Twitter" several months later.

			The platform experienced rapid expansion; by 2012, over 10 crore users were generating 34 crore daily tweets. ''Twitter, Inc.'' maintained its primary operations in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], while establishing more than 25 international offices. A distinctive characteristic of the service during its formative period was the mandatory brevity of posts, initially constrained to 140 characters, which was subsequently expanded to 280 characters in 2017. This character limitation was completely removed for [[Subscription business model\|subscribed]] accounts in 2023.

			The platform's engagement metrics reveal significant concentration patterns, with approximately 10% of users generating over 80% of all tweets. Statistical analysis from 2020 estimated that roughly 4.8 crore accounts (representing 15% of the total user base) were operated by automated internet programs ([[Internet bot]]) rather than human users.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is a [[microblogging]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American company [[X corp.]], on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". [[Registered user]]s can post, like, and retweet tweets, while unregistered users only have a limited ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile [[Frontend and backend\|frontend]] software, or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, 2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140 [[character (computing)\|characters]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, 2017.</ref> Audio and video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.		'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is a [[microblogging]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American company [[X corp.]], on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". [[Registered user]]s can post, like, and retweet tweets, while unregistered users only have a limited ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile [[Frontend and backend\|frontend]] software, or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, 2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140 [[character (computing)\|characters]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, 2017.</ref> Audio and video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.

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	\| screenshot = Twitter ~~Home Page (Moments version, countries without dedicated feed~~).png		\| Twttr (2006)<ref>{{cite news \|first=Amanda \|last=MacArthur \|date=November 25, 2024 \|url=https://www.lifewire.com/comprehensive-history-of-twitter-8750359 \|title=From Dorsey's First Tweet to Musk's Ownership: A Comprehensive History of Twitter \|website=[[Lifewire]] \|access-date=February 26, 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221014818/https://www.lifewire.com/comprehensive-history-of-twitter-8750359 \|archive-date=2025-12-21}}</ref>
	\| caption = ~~The default page shown to~~ logged-out ~~users~~		\| Twitter (2006–2023)
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	~~\| company_type = <!-- Go to Twitter Inc for the main page -->~~		\| logo = X (formerly Twitter) logo late 2025.svg
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			\| caption = Homepage visited while logged out
	\| website_type = [[Social networking service]]		\| website_type = [[Social networking service]]
	\| native_clients = {{hlist\|[[~~iOS]]~~\|~~[[iPadOS~~]]\|[[Android (operating system)\|Android]]\|[[~~Windows Phone~~]]\|[[~~Microsoft Windows]]\|[[macOS~~]]\|[[~~Internet~~\|~~web~~]]}}		\| native_clients = {{hlist\|[[World Wide Web\|Web]]\|[[Android (operating system)\|Android]]\|[[iOS]]\|[[iPadOS]]\|[[Fire OS\|Amazon Fire Tablet]]}}
	\| language = Multilingual		\| language = Multilingual
	\| foundation = {{Start date and age\|2006\|03\|21}}		\| foundation = {{Start date and age\|2006\|03\|21}}, in [[San Francisco]], California, U.S.
	\| ~~location~~ =		\| headquarters = '''Current:''' [[Bastrop, Texas]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=X, formerly known as Twitter, constructs new headquarters building in Bastrop, Texas \|url=https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/09/20/twitter-x-headquarters-bastrop-tx-texas-under-construction-photos/75312495007/ \|first=Jay \|last=Janner \|date=September 20, 2024 \|website=[[Austin American-Statesman]] \|access-date=December 7, 2024 \|archive-date=September 22, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922022253/https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/09/20/twitter-x-headquarters-bastrop-tx-texas-under-construction-photos/75312495007/ \|url-status=live}}</ref><br />'''Formerly''': [[Twitter Building]] (San Francisco, California)
	\| area_served = Worldwide, except [[Censorship of Twitter\|blocking countries]]		\| area_served = Worldwide, except [[Censorship of Twitter\|blocking countries]]
	\| founder = {{Unbulleted list\|class=nowrap\|[[Jack Dorsey]]\|[[Noah Glass]]\|[[Biz Stone]]\|[[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)\|Evan Williams]]}}		\| founder = {{Unbulleted list\|class=nowrap\|[[Jack Dorsey]]\|[[Noah Glass]]\|[[Biz Stone]]\|[[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)\|Evan Williams]]}}
	\| owner = [[Twitter, Inc.]]~~<!-- DO NOT ADD ELON MUSK HERE -->~~		\| owner = {{Unbulleted list\|[[Odeo]] (March–October 2006)\|[[Obvious Corporation]] (2006–2007)\|[[Twitter, Inc.]] (2007–2023)\|[[X Corp.]] (2023–present)}}
	\| ~~parent =~~		\| url = {{URL\|https://x.com/\|x.com}}
	~~\| CEO = <!-- Go to Twitter Inc for the main page -->~~		\| registration = Required{{efn\|Registration is not required to view individual posts accessed via a direct link (not inclusive of any replies to the post or parent posts to a reply) or to view the top posts of some accounts.}}
	~~\| industry =~~		<!-- Most independent sources have disputed User counts reported since May 2022. The current consensus is to fully exclude counts instead of including historical data or stating disputed primary claims factually. See "Reliability of post-acquisition user counts" on talk and bring new numbers to talk first.-->\| launch_date = {{Start date and age\|2006\|07\|15}}
	\| url = {{~~Official~~ URL}}		\| programming_language = {{hlist\|[[Scala (programming language)\|Scala]]\|[[Java (programming language)\|Java]]\|[[Ruby (programming language)\|Ruby]]\|[[JavaScript]]\|[[Python (programming language)\|Python]]}}
	\| registration = Required
	\| ~~num_users = 238 million monetizable [[daily active users\|DAU]]~~ (~~Q2 2022~~)
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	~~\| current_status = Active~~
	\| programming_language = {{hlist\|[[~~Java~~ (programming language)\|~~Java~~]]\|[[~~Ruby~~ (programming language)\|~~Ruby~~]]\|[[~~Scala~~ (programming language)\|~~Scala~~]]\|[[JavaScript]]}}
	\| footnotes = <ref name=Dorsey2006/><ref name=10K>{{cite web\|url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000141809122000029/twtr-20211231.htm\|title=US SEC: FY2021 Form 10-K Twitter, Inc.\|publisher=[[~~U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]\|access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~\|url=https://about.twitter.com/en_us/company.html\|title=Twitter – Company\|website=about.twitter.com\|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Twitter coding"/><ref name="infoq-jvm">{{cite web\|first=Charles\|last=Humble\|title=Twitter Shifting More Code to JVM, Citing Performance and Encapsulation As Primary Drivers\|date=July 4, 2011\|work=InfoQ \|access-date=January 15, 2013\|url=http://www.infoq.com/articles/twitter-java-use}}</ref><ref name=launch/><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-where-did-tweeters-go-twitter-is-losing-its-most-active-users-internal-2022-10-25/ \|title=Exclusive: Twitter is losing its most active users, internal documents show \|date=26 October 2022 \|last=Dang \|first=Sheila \|work=[[Reuters]]~~}}</ref>~~
	}}

	'''Twitter''' is a [[microblogging]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American company [[~~Twitter, Inc~~.]], on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". [[Registered user]]s can post, like, and retweet tweets, while unregistered users only have a limited ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile [[Frontend and backend\|frontend]] software, or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, 2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140 [[character (computing)\|characters]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, 2017.</ref> Audio and video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.		'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is a [[microblogging]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American company [[X corp.]], on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". [[Registered user]]s can post, like, and retweet tweets, while unregistered users only have a limited ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile [[Frontend and backend\|frontend]] software, or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, 2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140 [[character (computing)\|characters]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, 2017.</ref> Audio and video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.

	Twitter was created by [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)\|Evan Williams]] in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in [[San Francisco, California]] and has more than 25 offices around the world.<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company "About Twitter"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002854/https://about.twitter.com/company \|date=April 3, 2016 }} Retrieved April 24, 2014.</ref> {{As of\|2012\|alt=By 2012}}, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day,<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|title=Twitter turns six \|date=March 21, 2012 \|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion [[Web search query\|search queries]] per day.<ref name="Twitter_500" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|title=The Engineering Behind Twitter's New Search Experience \|date=May 31, 2011 \|access-date=June 7, 2014 \|work=Twitter Engineering Blog \|publisher=Twitter \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325080255/https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://blog.twitter.com/2012/03/twitter-turns-six.html "Twitter turns six"] Twitter.com, March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> In 2013, it was one of the ten [[List of most popular websites\|most-visited websites]] and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet".<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/swine-flu%5Cs-tweet-tweet-causes-online-flutter/356604/ \|title=Swine Flu's Tweet Tweet Causes Online Flutter \|date=April 29, 2009 \|first=Leslie \|last=D'Monte \|work=[[Business Standard]] \|quote=Also known as the 'SMS of the internet', Twitter is a free social networking service \|access-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> {{As of\|2019\|\|alt= By the start of 2019}}, Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/26/twitter-overcounted-active-users-since-2014-shares-surge/801968001/\|title=Twitter overcounted active users since 2014, shares surge on profit hopes\|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> In practice, the vast majority of tweets are written by a minority of users.<ref>Carlson, Nicholas. "[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/ 10% Of Twitter Users Account For 90% Of Twitter Activity]", [[Business Insider]] (June 2, 2009).</ref><ref>Wojcik, Stefan and Hughes, Adam."[https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/ Sizing Up Twitter Users]", [[Pew Research Center]] (April 25, 2019).</ref>		Twitter was created by [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)\|Evan Williams]] in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in [[San Francisco, California]] and has more than 25 offices around the world.<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company "About Twitter"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002854/https://about.twitter.com/company \|date=April 3, 2016 }} Retrieved April 24, 2014.</ref> {{As of\|2012\|alt=By 2012}}, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day,<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|title=Twitter turns six \|date=March 21, 2012 \|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion [[Web search query\|search queries]] per day.<ref name="Twitter_500" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|title=The Engineering Behind Twitter's New Search Experience \|date=May 31, 2011 \|access-date=June 7, 2014 \|work=Twitter Engineering Blog \|publisher=Twitter \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325080255/https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://blog.twitter.com/2012/03/twitter-turns-six.html "Twitter turns six"] Twitter.com, March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> In 2013, it was one of the ten [[List of most popular websites\|most-visited websites]] and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet".<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/swine-flu%5Cs-tweet-tweet-causes-online-flutter/356604/ \|title=Swine Flu's Tweet Tweet Causes Online Flutter \|date=April 29, 2009 \|first=Leslie \|last=D'Monte \|work=[[Business Standard]] \|quote=Also known as the 'SMS of the internet', Twitter is a free social networking service \|access-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> {{As of\|2019\|\|alt= By the start of 2019}}, Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/26/twitter-overcounted-active-users-since-2014-shares-surge/801968001/\|title=Twitter overcounted active users since 2014, shares surge on profit hopes\|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> In practice, the vast majority of tweets are written by a minority of users.<ref>Carlson, Nicholas. "[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/ 10% Of Twitter Users Account For 90% Of Twitter Activity]", [[Business Insider]] (June 2, 2009).</ref><ref>Wojcik, Stefan and Hughes, Adam."[https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/ Sizing Up Twitter Users]", [[Pew Research Center]] (April 25, 2019).</ref>

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	'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''',{{refn\|group=A\|name=b\|Known as Twitter from 2006 until 2023, when the platform was rebranded to X following [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|its acquisition by Elon Musk]]}} operates as an American microblogging and social networking platform with its headquarters established in Bastrop, Texas. The platform ranks among the world's most extensive social media networks and represents one of the most frequently accessed websites globally. Users are enabled to disseminate brief text communications, visual content, and video recordings through concise posts (commonly and unofficially referred to as "tweets," referencing the site's former terminology for this format) and engage with other users' content through liking mechanisms. The platform's comprehensive feature set additionally incorporates [[Private message\|direct messaging]] capabilities, video and audio communication functions, bookmarking options, curated lists, community engagement tools, [[Grok (chatbot)\|Grok]] chatbot integration, employment search functionality, and a social audio feature designated as X Spaces.		'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''',{{refn\|group=A\|name=b\|Known as Twitter from 2006 until 2023, when the platform was rebranded to X following [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|its acquisition by Elon Musk]]}} operates as an American microblogging and social networking platform with its headquarters established in Bastrop, Texas. The platform ranks among the world's most extensive social media networks and represents one of the most frequently accessed websites globally.<ref name="cnbc-kolodny">{{Cite web \|last=Kolodny \|first=Lora \|date=September 18, 2023 \|title=Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is moving to monthly subscription fees and has 550 million users \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/musk-says-twitter-now-x-is-moving-to-monthly-subscriptions.html \|access-date=September 19, 2023 \|publisher=CNBC \|language=en \|archive-date=September 18, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918225046/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/musk-says-twitter-now-x-is-moving-to-monthly-subscriptions.html \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|title=Top Websites Ranking \|url=https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210041116/https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ \|archive-date=February 10, 2022 \|access-date=June 19, 2024 \|website=Similarweb}}</ref> Users are enabled to disseminate brief text communications, visual content, and video recordings through concise posts (commonly and unofficially referred to as "tweets," referencing the site's former terminology for this format) and engage with other users' content through liking mechanisms.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Conger \|first=Kate \|date=August 3, 2023 \|title=So What Do We Call Twitter Now Anyway? \|language=en-US \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/technology/twitter-x-tweets-elon-musk.html \|access-date=August 29, 2023 \|issn=0362-4331 \|archive-date=October 12, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012220459/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/technology/twitter-x-tweets-elon-musk.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> The platform's comprehensive feature set additionally incorporates [[Private message\|direct messaging]] capabilities, video and audio communication functions, bookmarking options, curated lists, community engagement tools, [[Grok (chatbot)\|Grok]] chatbot integration, employment search functionality, and a social audio feature designated as X Spaces.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web \|title=X, formerly Twitter, opens job search function to all users \|url=https://www.hrdive.com/news/x-elon-musk-opens-job-search-function/700391/ \|access-date=September 17, 2024 \|website=HR Dive \|language=en-US \|archive-date=February 12, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212003543/https://www.hrdive.com/news/x-elon-musk-opens-job-search-function/700391/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	The platform's functionality is enhanced through the [[Community Notes]] feature, which allows users to vote on contextual information contributed by approved participants.		The platform's functionality is enhanced through the [[Community Notes]] feature, which allows users to vote on contextual information contributed by approved participants.
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	The app originated in March 2006 through the collaborative efforts of [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and Evan Williams, with its official launch occurring in July 2006 under the initial designation "twttr," subsequently transitioning to "Twitter" several months later.		The app originated in March 2006 through the collaborative efforts of [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and Evan Williams, with its official launch occurring in July 2006 under the initial designation "twttr," subsequently transitioning to "Twitter" several months later.

	The platform experienced rapid expansion; by 2012, over 10 crore users were generating 34 crore daily tweets. ''Twitter, Inc.'' maintained its primary operations in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], while establishing more than 25 international offices. A distinctive characteristic of the service during its formative period was the mandatory brevity of posts, initially constrained to 140 characters, which was subsequently expanded to 280 characters in 2017. This character limitation was completely removed for [[Subscription business model\|subscribed]] accounts in 2023.		The platform experienced rapid expansion; by 2012, over 10 crore users were generating 34 crore daily tweets.<ref name="Twitter-2012">{{cite web \|url=https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|title=Twitter turns six \|date=March 21, 2012 \|via=Twitter \|access-date=August 29, 2014 \|archive-date=February 6, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206120727/https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|url-status=live }}</ref> ''Twitter, Inc.'' maintained its primary operations in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], while establishing more than 25 international offices.<ref name=":2">{{cite web\|url=https://about.twitter.com/\|title=Company: "About Twitter"\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002854/https://about.twitter.com/company\|archive-date=April 3, 2016\|access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> A distinctive characteristic of the service during its formative period was the mandatory brevity of posts, initially constrained to 140 characters, which was subsequently expanded to 280 characters in 2017. This character limitation was completely removed for [[Subscription business model\|subscribed]] accounts in 2023.

			The platform's engagement metrics reveal significant concentration patterns, with approximately 10% of users generating over 80% of all tweets.<ref name=":3">{{cite web\|last=Carlson\|first=Nicholas\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/\|title=Stunning New Numbers on Who Uses Twitter\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|date=June 2, 2009\|access-date=January 9, 2021\|archive-date=February 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205143012/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web\|last1=Wojcik\|first1=Stefan\|last2=Hughes\|first2=Adam\|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/\|title=Sizing Up Twitter Users\|work=[[Pew Research Center]]\|date=April 24, 2019\|access-date=April 25, 2019\|archive-date=October 29, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029223842/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Statistical analysis from 2020 estimated that roughly 4.8 crore accounts (representing 15% of the total user base) were operated by automated internet programs ([[Internet bot]]) rather than human users.

			The platform operates under the ownership of the American corporation [[X Corp.]], which was established in March 2023 to replace its predecessor, [[Twitter, Inc]]. This transition followed [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter]] for 44 arab USD in October 2022. Musk articulated his acquisition objectives as centered on advancing free speech expression on the platform. [[Twitter under Elon Musk\|Subsequent to Musk's ownership]], the platform has faced substantial criticism for facilitating the proliferation of "misinformation"<ref name=":02">{{Cite news \|last=Milmo \|first=Dan \|date=October 9, 2023 \|title=X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation \|language=en-GB \|work=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/09/x-twitter-elon-musk-disinformation-israel-hamas \|access-date=October 10, 2023 \|issn=0261-3077 \|archive-date=October 10, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010020310/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/09/x-twitter-elon-musk-disinformation-israel-hamas \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web \|last=Goswami \|first=Rohan \|date=October 9, 2023 \|title=X, formerly Twitter, amplifies disinformation amid the Israel-Hamas conflict \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/09/x-formerly-twitter-amplifies-disinformation-amid-the-israel-hamas-conflict.html \|access-date=October 10, 2023 \|publisher=CNBC \|language=en \|archive-date=October 9, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009225415/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/09/x-formerly-twitter-amplifies-disinformation-amid-the-israel-hamas-conflict.html \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Lyngaas \|first1=Sean \|last2=O'Sullivan \|first2=Donie \|last3=Duffy \|first3=Clare \|date=October 9, 2023 \|title=Elon Musk's X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/tech/musk-x-misinformation-israel-hamas-conflict/index.html \|access-date=October 10, 2023 \|publisher=CNN \|language=en \|archive-date=October 10, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010001927/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/tech/musk-x-misinformation-israel-hamas-conflict/index.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> and "hate speech",<ref name="Hickey-2023" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sato \|first=Mia \|date=December 2, 2022 \|title=Hate speech is soaring on Twitter under Elon Musk, report finds \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/2/23489808/elon-musk-twitter-hate-speech-increase-content-moderation \|access-date=April 13, 2023 \|website=The Verge \|language=en-US \|archive-date=March 19, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319055014/https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/2/23489808/elon-musk-twitter-hate-speech-increase-content-moderation \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=New Data Suggests that Hate Speech is on the Rise on Twitter 2.0 \|url=https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/New-Report-Suggests-Hate-Speech-Rising-on-Twitter/645482/ \|access-date=April 13, 2023 \|website=Social Media Today \|language=en-US \|archive-date=September 25, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925174125/https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/New-Report-Suggests-Hate-Speech-Rising-on-Twitter/645482/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Frenkel \|first1=Sheera \|last2=Conger \|first2=Kate \|title=Hate Speech's Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=September 9, 2023 \|date=December 2, 2022 \|archive-date=October 16, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016020133/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> while being accused of increasingly catering to right-wing ideologies and extremist organisations.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.avclub.com/twitter-x-amplifying-right-wing-accounts\|title=Read this: A new report shows X is amplifying far-right accounts\|date=November 7, 2025\|website=Yahoo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vox.com/politics/473801/elon-musk-x-twitter-influencer-feuding-rufo-antisemitism\|title=Elon Musk created a monster that's tearing the right apart\|first=Andrew\|last=Prokop\|date=January 2, 2026\|website=Vox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2022/12/19/conspiracy-theorists-homophobes-neo-nazis-ten-accounts-that-embody-twitter-s-change-under-elon-musk_6008352_8.html\|title=Conspiracy theorists, homophobes, neo-Nazis: Ten accounts that embody Twitter's change under Musk\|date=December 19, 2022\|via=Le Monde}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://unherd.com/newsroom/has-x-become-a-right-wing-echo-chamber/\|title=Has X become a Right-wing echo chamber?\|first=Noah\|last=Carl}}</ref> The platform has demonstrated the weakest enforcement record against legal violations, and its policies implemented following Musk's termination of Twitter-era personnel have drawn widespread criticism.

			In February 2026, French authorities conducted raids on X offices and issued an arrest warrant for Musk concerning violations of the [[Digital Services Act (EU)\|Digital Services Act]], [[Online Safety Act 2023 (UK)\|Online Safety Act]], and Australia's [(Online Safety Act 2021 (Australia)\|Online Safety Act]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-03 \|title=X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo \|access-date=2026-05-23 \|website=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-12-05 \|title=Elon Musk's X fined €120m over 'deceptive' blue ticks \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9kejzvw0o \|access-date=2026-05-23 \|website=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-05-21 \|title=Australian judge fines X $465,000 for online safety breach after 3-year court battle \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/australia-judge-fines-x-online-safety-breach-3-year-court-battle-rcna346254 \|access-date=2026-05-23 \|website=NBC News \|language=en}}</ref> The platform was also subject to financial penalties for inadequate removal of harmful and illegal content.

			[[Linda Yaccarino]] assumed the CEO position on 05 June 2023, succeeding Musk, who retained roles as chairman and [[Chief technology officer\|chief technology officer]]. In July 2023, Musk announced the platform's rebranding from "Twitter" to "X," with the discontinuation of the bird logo, a process finalized by May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Valinsky \|first=Jordan \|date=July 24, 2023 \|title=Twitter X logo: Elon Musk rebrands social media platform \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/tech/twitter-rebrands-x-elon-musk-hnk-intl/index.html \|access-date=July 25, 2023 \|website=CNN Business \|language=en \|archive-date=October 3, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003061153/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/tech/twitter-rebrands-x-elon-musk-hnk-intl/index.html \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Elon Musk reveals rebranding of Twitter as X – and what he wants us to now call a tweet \|url=https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-reveals-rebranding-of-twitter-as-x-and-what-he-wants-us-to-now-call-a-tweet-12926425 \|access-date=July 25, 2023 \|publisher=Sky News \|language=en \|archive-date=August 1, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801200052/https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-reveals-rebranding-of-twitter-as-x-and-what-he-wants-us-to-now-call-a-tweet-12926425 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	~~The platform~~'s ~~engagement metrics reveal significant concentration patterns~~, with ~~approximately 10% of users generating over~~ 80~~% of all tweets~~. ~~Statistical analysis~~ from ~~2020 estimated that roughly 4~~.~~8 crore accounts (representing 15%~~ of the ~~total user base) were operated~~ by ~~automated internet programs (~~[[~~Internet bot~~]]~~) rather than human users~~.		In March 2025, [[X Corp.]] was acquired by [[xAI (company)\|xAI]], Musk's artificial intelligence enterprise. This all-stock transaction valued X at 33 arab USD, with the comprehensive valuation reaching 45 arab USD when accounting for 12 arab USD in debt. Concurrently, xAI's valuation stood at 80 arab USD.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Levy \|first1=Lora \|last2=Kolodny \|first2=Ari \|date=2025-03-28 \|title=Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/elon-musk-says-xai-has-acquired-x-in-deal-that-values-social-media-site-at-33-billion.html \|access-date=2025-03-29 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-03-29 \|title=Musk's xAI buys his social media platform X \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqjq11202ro \|access-date=2025-03-29 \|website=www.bbc.com \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In July 2025, Yaccarino resigned from her CEO position.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Levy \|first1=Ashley \|last2=Kolodny \|first2=Capoot \|date=2025-07-09 \|title= Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk's X \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/09/linda-yaccarino-x-elon-musk.html \|access-date=2025-03-29 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}}</ref> In February 2026, the platform's proprietor, xAI, was acquired by [[SpaceX]], representing the sixth ownership transition in the platform's history and the third instance under Musk's control.<ref name=":13">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/technology/spacex-xai-deal.html\|title=Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI\|author1=Ryan Mac\|author2=Kate Conger\|author3=Maureen Farrell\|author4=Rob Copeland\|date=February 2, 2026\|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref name=":03">{{Cite web \|last=Wang \|first=Echo \|last2=Roulette \|first2=Joey \|date=February 2, 2026 \|title=SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions \|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/musks-spacex-merge-xai-combined-212210116.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203014328/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/musks-spacex-merge-xai-combined-212210116.html \|archive-date=February 3, 2026 \|access-date=February 3, 2026 \|website=Yahoo Finance}}</ref>

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	'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', ~~is a~~ [[~~microblogging~~]] and [[social networking ~~service]] owned by American company [[X corp~~.]], ~~on which users post~~ and ~~interact with messages known~~ as "tweets"~~. [[Registered user]]~~s ~~can post, like,~~ and ~~retweet tweets, while unregistered~~ users ~~only have a limited ability to read public tweets~~. ~~Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile~~ [[~~Frontend and backend~~\|~~frontend~~]] ~~software~~, ~~or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020~~, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, ~~2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140~~ [[~~character~~ (~~computing~~)\|~~characters~~]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, ~~2017.</ref> Audio~~ and ~~video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts~~.		'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''',{{refn\|group=A\|name=b\|Known as Twitter from 2006 until 2023, when the platform was rebranded to X following [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|its acquisition by Elon Musk]]}} operates as an American microblogging and social networking platform with its headquarters established in Bastrop, Texas. The platform ranks among the world's most extensive social media networks and represents one of the most frequently accessed websites globally. Users are enabled to disseminate brief text communications, visual content, and video recordings through concise posts (commonly and unofficially referred to as "tweets," referencing the site's former terminology for this format) and engage with other users' content through liking mechanisms. The platform's comprehensive feature set additionally incorporates [[Private message\|direct messaging]] capabilities, video and audio communication functions, bookmarking options, curated lists, community engagement tools, [[Grok (chatbot)\|Grok]] chatbot integration, employment search functionality, and a social audio feature designated as X Spaces.

	Twitter was created by [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)\|Evan Williams]] in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in [[San Francisco, California]] and has more than 25 offices around the world.<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company "About Twitter"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002854/https://about.twitter.com/company \|date=April 3, 2016 }} Retrieved April 24, 2014.</ref> {{As of\|2012\|alt=By 2012}}, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day,<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|title=Twitter turns six \|date=March 21, 2012 \|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion [[Web search query\|search queries]] per day.<ref name="Twitter_500" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|title=The ~~Engineering Behind Twitter~~'s New Search Experience \|date=May 31, 2011 \|access-date=June 7, 2014 \|work=Twitter Engineering Blog \|publisher=Twitter \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325080255/https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://blog.twitter.com/2012/03/twitter-turns-six.html "Twitter turns six"] Twitter.com, March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> In 2013, it was one of the ten [[List of most popular websites\|most-visited websites]] and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet".<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/swine-flu%5Cs-tweet-tweet-causes-online-flutter/356604/ \|title=Swine Flu's Tweet Tweet Causes Online Flutter \|date=April 29, 2009 \|first=Leslie \|last=D'Monte \|work=[[~~Business Standard~~]] ~~\|quote=Also known as the 'SMS of the internet'~~, Twitter is a free social networking service \|access-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> {{As of\|2019\|\|alt= By the start of 2019}}, Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/26/twitter-overcounted-active-users-since-2014-shares-surge/801968001/\|title=Twitter overcounted active users ~~since 2014, shares surge~~ on ~~profit hopes\|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> In practice, the vast majority of tweets are written~~ by a minority of users.<ref>Carlson, Nicholas. "[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/ 10% Of Twitter Users Account For 90% Of Twitter Activity]", [[Business Insider]] (June 2, 2009).</ref><ref>Wojcik, Stefan and Hughes, Adam."[https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/ Sizing Up Twitter Users]", [[Pew Research Center]] (April 25, 2019).~~</ref>~~		The platform's functionality is enhanced through the [[Community Notes]] feature, which allows users to vote on contextual information contributed by approved participants.

	~~On April 25, 2022,~~ the ~~Twitter board~~ of ~~directors agreed to~~ [[~~Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk\|a $44 billion buyout~~]] by [[~~Elon Musk~~]], making it one of the biggest deals to take a company private.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Isaac \|first1=Mike \|last2=Hirsch \|first2=Lauren \|date=April 25, 2022 \|title=Musk's deal for Twitter is worth about $44 billion. \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter/musks-deal-for-twitter-is-worth-about-44-billion?smid=url-copy \|access-date=2022-04-26 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feiner \|first=Lauren \|date=April 25, 2022 \|title=Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/25/twitter-accepts-elon-musks-buyout-deal.html \|access-date=April 25, 2022 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}}</ref> After a protracted period of controversy and ~~legal battles~~,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Reuters \|date=2022-07-08 \|title=Elon Musk terminates $44 bln Twitter deal \|language=en \|work=Reuters \|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-terminating-twitter-deal-2022-07-08/ \|access-date=2022-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Conger \|first1=Kate \|last2=Hirsch \|first2=Lauren \|date=2022-07-12 \|title=Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out of $44 Billion Deal \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/technology/twitter-lawsuit-musk-acquisition.html \|access-date=2022-07-14 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="~~twitter_musk_deal_wsj_com~~"~~>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/twitter-musk-deal~~ "~~Elon Musk Offers to Buy~~ Twitter ~~for Original Deal Price Amid Legal Battle:]~~ The ~~Tesla chief executive proposed closing his $44 billion deal to buy~~ Twitter ~~on the terms he originally agreed to, a sudden reversal for the billionaire entrepreneur," October 5, 2022~~, ''[[~~Wall Street Journal~~]]~~'' retrieved October 23~~, ~~2022</ref><ref name="twitter_musk_deal_bbc_com">~~[~~https://www~~.~~bbc.com/news/business-63137114 "Elon Musk Twitter deal back on in surprise U-turn~~,~~"] October 4~~, ~~2022, ''~~[[~~BBC News~~]]~~'' retrieved October 23, 2022</ref> the deal closed on October 27~~.~~<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kay \|first=Kali Hays, Grace \|title=Elon Musk is now officially Twitter~~'s ~~new owner~~, ~~ending months~~ of ~~costly litigation \|url=https://www~~.~~businessinsider~~.~~com/elon-musk-twitter-reach-agreement-to-close-acquisition-deal-2022-10 \|access-date=2022-10-28 \|website=Business Insider \|language=en-US}}</ref>~~		The app originated in March 2006 through the collaborative efforts of [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and Evan Williams, with its official launch occurring in July 2006 under the initial designation "twttr," subsequently transitioning to "Twitter" several months later.

			The platform experienced rapid expansion; by 2012, over 10 crore users were generating 34 crore daily tweets. ''Twitter, Inc.'' maintained its primary operations in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], while establishing more than 25 international offices. A distinctive characteristic of the service during its formative period was the mandatory brevity of posts, initially constrained to 140 characters, which was subsequently expanded to 280 characters in 2017. This character limitation was completely removed for [[Subscription business model\|subscribed]] accounts in 2023.

			The platform's engagement metrics reveal significant concentration patterns, with approximately 10% of users generating over 80% of all tweets. Statistical analysis from 2020 estimated that roughly 4.8 crore accounts (representing 15% of the total user base) were operated by automated internet programs ([[Internet bot]]) rather than human users.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is a [[microblogging]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American company [[X corp.]], on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". [[Registered user]]s can post, like, and retweet tweets, while unregistered users only have a limited ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile [[Frontend and backend\|frontend]] software, or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, 2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140 [[character (computing)\|characters]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, 2017.</ref> Audio and video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.		'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is a [[microblogging]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American company [[X corp.]], on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". [[Registered user]]s can post, like, and retweet tweets, while unregistered users only have a limited ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile [[Frontend and backend\|frontend]] software, or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, 2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140 [[character (computing)\|characters]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, 2017.</ref> Audio and video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.

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	~~\| CEO = <!-- Go to Twitter Inc for the main page -->~~		\| registration = Required{{efn\|Registration is not required to view individual posts accessed via a direct link (not inclusive of any replies to the post or parent posts to a reply) or to view the top posts of some accounts.}}
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	\| footnotes = <ref name=Dorsey2006/><ref name=10K>{{cite web\|url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000141809122000029/twtr-20211231.htm\|title=US SEC: FY2021 Form 10-K Twitter, Inc.\|publisher=[[~~U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]\|access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~\|url=https://about.twitter.com/en_us/company.html\|title=Twitter – Company\|website=about.twitter.com\|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Twitter coding"/><ref name="infoq-jvm">{{cite web\|first=Charles\|last=Humble\|title=Twitter Shifting More Code to JVM, Citing Performance and Encapsulation As Primary Drivers\|date=July 4, 2011\|work=InfoQ \|access-date=January 15, 2013\|url=http://www.infoq.com/articles/twitter-java-use}}</ref><ref name=launch/><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-where-did-tweeters-go-twitter-is-losing-its-most-active-users-internal-2022-10-25/ \|title=Exclusive: Twitter is losing its most active users, internal documents show \|date=26 October 2022 \|last=Dang \|first=Sheila \|work=[[Reuters]]~~}}</ref>~~
	}}

	'''Twitter''' is a [[microblogging]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American company [[~~Twitter, Inc~~.]], on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". [[Registered user]]s can post, like, and retweet tweets, while unregistered users only have a limited ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile [[Frontend and backend\|frontend]] software, or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, 2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140 [[character (computing)\|characters]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, 2017.</ref> Audio and video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.		'''X''', formerly known as '''Twitter''', is a [[microblogging]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American company [[X corp.]], on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". [[Registered user]]s can post, like, and retweet tweets, while unregistered users only have a limited ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile [[Frontend and backend\|frontend]] software, or programmatically via its [[API]]s. Prior to April 2020, services were accessible via [[SMS]].<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack "Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries"] Retrieved January 14, 2021.</ref> Tweets were originally restricted to 140 [[character (computing)\|characters]], but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-[[CJK characters\|CJK languages]] in November 2017.<ref>[https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/tweetingmadeeasier.html "Tweeting Made Easier"] Retrieved November 7, 2017.</ref> Audio and video tweets remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.

	Twitter was created by [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)\|Evan Williams]] in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in [[San Francisco, California]] and has more than 25 offices around the world.<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company "About Twitter"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002854/https://about.twitter.com/company \|date=April 3, 2016 }} Retrieved April 24, 2014.</ref> {{As of\|2012\|alt=By 2012}}, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day,<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|title=Twitter turns six \|date=March 21, 2012 \|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion [[Web search query\|search queries]] per day.<ref name="Twitter_500" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|title=The Engineering Behind Twitter's New Search Experience \|date=May 31, 2011 \|access-date=June 7, 2014 \|work=Twitter Engineering Blog \|publisher=Twitter \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325080255/https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://blog.twitter.com/2012/03/twitter-turns-six.html "Twitter turns six"] Twitter.com, March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> In 2013, it was one of the ten [[List of most popular websites\|most-visited websites]] and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet".<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/swine-flu%5Cs-tweet-tweet-causes-online-flutter/356604/ \|title=Swine Flu's Tweet Tweet Causes Online Flutter \|date=April 29, 2009 \|first=Leslie \|last=D'Monte \|work=[[Business Standard]] \|quote=Also known as the 'SMS of the internet', Twitter is a free social networking service \|access-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> {{As of\|2019\|\|alt= By the start of 2019}}, Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/26/twitter-overcounted-active-users-since-2014-shares-surge/801968001/\|title=Twitter overcounted active users since 2014, shares surge on profit hopes\|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> In practice, the vast majority of tweets are written by a minority of users.<ref>Carlson, Nicholas. "[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/ 10% Of Twitter Users Account For 90% Of Twitter Activity]", [[Business Insider]] (June 2, 2009).</ref><ref>Wojcik, Stefan and Hughes, Adam."[https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/ Sizing Up Twitter Users]", [[Pew Research Center]] (April 25, 2019).</ref>		Twitter was created by [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Noah Glass]], [[Biz Stone]], and [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)\|Evan Williams]] in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in [[San Francisco, California]] and has more than 25 offices around the world.<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company "About Twitter"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002854/https://about.twitter.com/company \|date=April 3, 2016 }} Retrieved April 24, 2014.</ref> {{As of\|2012\|alt=By 2012}}, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day,<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://blog.twitter.com/2012/twitter-turns-six \|title=Twitter turns six \|date=March 21, 2012 \|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion [[Web search query\|search queries]] per day.<ref name="Twitter_500" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|title=The Engineering Behind Twitter's New Search Experience \|date=May 31, 2011 \|access-date=June 7, 2014 \|work=Twitter Engineering Blog \|publisher=Twitter \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325080255/https://blog.twitter.com/2011/engineering-behind-twitter%E2%80%99s-new-search-experience \|archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://blog.twitter.com/2012/03/twitter-turns-six.html "Twitter turns six"] Twitter.com, March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.</ref> In 2013, it was one of the ten [[List of most popular websites\|most-visited websites]] and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet".<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/swine-flu%5Cs-tweet-tweet-causes-online-flutter/356604/ \|title=Swine Flu's Tweet Tweet Causes Online Flutter \|date=April 29, 2009 \|first=Leslie \|last=D'Monte \|work=[[Business Standard]] \|quote=Also known as the 'SMS of the internet', Twitter is a free social networking service \|access-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> {{As of\|2019\|\|alt= By the start of 2019}}, Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/26/twitter-overcounted-active-users-since-2014-shares-surge/801968001/\|title=Twitter overcounted active users since 2014, shares surge on profit hopes\|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> In practice, the vast majority of tweets are written by a minority of users.<ref>Carlson, Nicholas. "[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stunning-new-numbers-on-who-uses-twitter/ 10% Of Twitter Users Account For 90% Of Twitter Activity]", [[Business Insider]] (June 2, 2009).</ref><ref>Wojcik, Stefan and Hughes, Adam."[https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/ Sizing Up Twitter Users]", [[Pew Research Center]] (April 25, 2019).</ref>