The X Rules
This update to the X Rules is mostly a cosmetic reformatting: section headers (Safety, Privacy, Authenticity, Enforcement and Appeals) were removed, the introductory paragraph about X's purpose was deleted, and several 'Learn more' links were updated to new URLs as part of a rebranding (some text now shows '>x<' instead of 'X'). The actual rules and what you can or can't do were not changed. One small but real downgrade: the 'Learn more' link for the Synthetic and Manipulated Media rule is now broken/empty, so you can no longer click through to read the full policy on doctored media and deepfakes.
Broken link removes access to the full synthetic media policy
The rule about deceptively sharing AI-generated or manipulated media used to link to a detailed explanation page. That link is now empty, so if you want to understand exactly what counts as a violation (or how labeling works), you can no longer find that information from this document.
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| 1 | X's purpose is to serve the public conversation. Violence, harassment and other similar types of behavior discourage people from expressing themselves, and ultimately diminish the value of global public conversation. Our rules are to ensure all people can participate in the public conversation freely and safely. | |
− REMOVEDIntroductory mission statement removed The opening paragraph explaining that X's rules exist to protect public conversation from violence and harassment was deleted. The actual rules that follow are unchanged. | ||
| 1 | Violent Content: You may share graphic media if it is properly labeled, not prominently displayed and is not excessively gory or depicting sexual violence, but explicitly threatening, inciting, glorifying, or expressing desire for violence is not allowed. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/violent-content). | |
± CHANGEDHelp-center links updated to new URLs Several 'Learn more' links (for Violent Content, Child Safety, Adult Content, Misleading and Deceptive Identities, Copyright/Trademark) were pointed to new web addresses as part of a site reorganization. The content they link to still covers the same topics. | ||
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| 3 | ### Safety | |
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| 5 | Violent Content: You may share graphic media if it is properly labeled, not prominently displayed and is not excessively gory or depicting sexual violence, but explicitly threatening, inciting, glorifying, or expressing desire for violence is not allowed. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/violent-speech.html). | |
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| 7 | 3 | Violent & Hateful Entities: You can't affiliate with or promote the activities of violent and hateful entities. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/rules-and-policies/violent-entities.html). |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | Child Safety: We have zero tolerance for any forms of child sexual exploitation and remove certain media depicting physical child abuse to prevent the normalization of violence against children. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/sexual-exploitation-policy.html). | |
| 5 | Child Safety: We have zero tolerance for any forms of child sexual exploitation and remove certain media depicting physical child abuse to prevent the normalization of violence against children. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/child-safety). | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 7 | Abuse/Harassment: You may not share abusive content, engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/abusive-behavior.html). |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 9 | Hateful conduct: You may not attack other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/hateful-conduct-policy.html). |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 11 | Perpetrators of Violent Attacks: We will remove any accounts maintained by individual perpetrators of terrorist, violent extremist, or mass violent attacks, and may also remove posts disseminating manifestos or other content produced by perpetrators. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/perpetrators-of-violent-attacks.html). |
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| 17 | 13 | Suicide: You may not promote or encourage suicide or self-harm. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/glorifying-self-harm.html). |
| 18 | 14 | |
| 19 | Adult Content: You may share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/media-policy.html). | |
| 15 | Adult Content: You may share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/adult-content). | |
| 20 | 16 | |
| 21 | Illegal or Certain Regulated Goods or Services: | |
| 17 | Illegal or Certain Regulated Goods or Services: You may not use our service for any unlawful purpose or in furtherance of illegal activities. This includes selling, buying, or facilitating transactions in illegal goods or services, as well as certain types of regulated goods or services. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/illegal-regulated-behaviors.html). | |
| 22 | 18 | |
| 23 | You may not use our service for any unlawful purpose or in furtherance of illegal activities. This includes selling, buying, or facilitating transactions in illegal goods or services, as well as certain types of regulated goods or services. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/illegal-regulated-behaviors.html). | |
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| 25 | ### Privacy | |
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| 27 | 19 | Private Information: You may not publish or post other people's private information (such as home phone number and address) without their express authorization and permission. We also prohibit threatening to expose private information or incentivizing others to do so. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/personal-information.html). |
| 28 | 20 | |
| 29 | 21 | Non-Consensual Nudity: You may not post or share intimate photos or videos of someone that were produced or distributed without their consent. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/intimate-media.html). |
| 30 | 22 | |
| 31 | Account Compromise: | |
| 23 | Account Compromise: You may not use or attempt to use credentials, passwords, tokens, keys, cookies or other data to log into or otherwise access, add, delete or modify the private information or account features of any \>x< account other than your own (or those you have been directly authorized to do so via \>x<'s Teams authorization, OAuth authorization or similar mechanism). | |
± CHANGEDBrand references changed from 'X' to '>x<' In a few rule entries (Account Compromise, Platform Manipulation, Civic Integrity, Misleading Identities), the word 'X' was replaced with the stylized '>x<'. This is a rebranding/formatting change with no effect on what the rule requires. | ||
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| 33 | You may not use or attempt to use credentials, passwords, tokens, keys, cookies or other data to log into or otherwise access, add, delete or modify the private information or account features of any X account other than your own (or those you have been directly authorized to do so via X's Teams authorization, OAuth authorization or similar mechanism). | |
| 25 | Platform Manipulation and Spam: You may not use \>x<'s services in a manner intended to artificially amplify or suppress information or engage in behavior that manipulates or disrupts people's experience on \>x<. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/authenticity.html). | |
| 34 | 26 | |
| 35 | ### Authenticity | |
| 27 | Civic Integrity: You may not use \>x<'s services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes. This includes posting or sharing content that may suppress participation or mislead people about when, where, or how to participate in a civic process. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/election-integrity-policy.html). | |
| 36 | 28 | |
| 37 | Platform Manipulation and Spam: You may not use X's services in a manner intended to artificially amplify or suppress information or engage in behavior that manipulates or disrupts people's experience on X. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/authenticity.html). | |
| 29 | Misleading and Deceptive Identities: You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on \>x<. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/authenticity). | |
| 38 | 30 | |
| 39 | Civic Integrity: You may not use X's services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes. This includes posting or sharing content that may suppress participation or mislead people about when, where, or how to participate in a civic process. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/election-integrity-policy.html). | |
| 31 | Synthetic and Manipulated Media: You may not deceptively share synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm. In addition, we may label posts containing synthetic and manipulated media to help people understand their authenticity and to provide additional context. [Learn more](). | |
± CHANGEDSynthetic and Manipulated Media 'Learn more' link is now broken The link that let you read the full policy on deepfakes and manipulated media used to go to a working page. It now points to nothing, so you can no longer click through for details on how this rule is enforced. | ||
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| 41 | Misleading and Deceptive Identities: You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on X. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-impersonation-and-deceptive-identities-policy.html). | |
| 33 | Copyright and Trademark: You may not violate others' intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark. Learn more about our [trademark policy](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-trademark-policy) and [copyright policy](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/copyright-policy.html). | |
| 42 | 34 | |
| 43 | Synthetic and Manipulated Media: You may not deceptively share synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm. In addition, we may label posts containing synthetic and manipulated media to help people understand their authenticity and to provide additional context. [Learn more](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/manipulated-media.html). | |
| 35 | ## Third-party advertising in video content | |
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| 45 | Copyright and Trademark: | |
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| 47 | You may not violate others' intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark. Learn more about our [trademark policy](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-trademark-policy.html) and [copyright policy](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/copyright-policy.html). | |
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| 49 | ### Third-party advertising in video content | |
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| 51 | 37 | You may not submit, post, or display any video content on or through our services that includes third-party advertising, such as pre-roll video ads or sponsorship graphics, without our prior consent. |
| 52 | 38 | |
| 53 | ### | |
| 54 | Enforcement and Appeals | |
− REMOVED'Enforcement and Appeals' heading removed The heading before the final paragraph about enforcement and appeals was removed; the paragraph itself still appears at the end of the document. | ||
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| 56 | 39 | Learn more about [our approach to enforcement](https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/enforcement-philosophy.html), including potential consequences for violating these rules or attempting to circumvent enforcement, as well as how to appeal. |
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- − REMOVEDSection headers removed
The headings that grouped rules into categories ('Safety,' 'Privacy,' 'Authenticity') were removed. The individual rules underneath are still there, just no longer grouped under labeled headers.
### Safety