Talk:X (social network)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2026

Change the second sentence under the "Trending topics" sub-section under the "Appearance and Features" section from "Because a relatively small number of users can affect trending topics through a concerted campaign, the feature has been the targeted of concerted manipulation campaigns." to "Because a relatively small number of users can affect trending topics through a concerted campaign, the feature has been the target of concerted manipulation campaigns.". Coolhatboy (talk) 07:04, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done, but come on, common sense here. It's way easier to point out the sentence, and then say "change 'targeted' to 'target'". –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 14:09, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Wow thanks, this is my 4th edit ever. Most Efficient Ways to word an edit request is not something I would regard as common sense. Additionally, the prompt for the edit request specifically says to be as specific as possible. Coolhatboy (talk) 21:25, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

The point is that it is not a simple matter to parse two longish quotes looking for an unspecified difference. You could have bolded the word in question, or written somethig like 'Change the word "targeted" to "target" in the following sentence: "Because a relatively small number of users can affect trending topics through a concerted campaign, the feature has been the targeted of concerted manipulation campaigns." ' Either would have saved user:Deacon Vorbis some effort. Meters (talk) 23:51, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

> The point is that it is not a simple matter

It took me five seconds to select text at random from the first quote and then Ctrl + F for it OmegaAOLtalk? 02:10, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

"formerly known as"

It's very evidently still known as Twitter, regardless of the official name. Some more nuance is required in the phrasing here. ~2026-29570-91 (talk) 01:49, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Do you have proof? ~2026-29379-29 (talk) 16:16, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Do *you* have proof? ~2026-34036-10 (talk) 01:49, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

The burden of proof falls on anyone who wants to change it back, I think. OmegaAOLtalk? 02:08, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

People in the UK still refer to TGJones locations as WHSmith and Morrisons Daily locations as McColl's. The respective articles do not describe them as "also known as", referring to the discontinued brands in the past tense - they don't even bold the former names as this article does. UltrasonicMadness (talk) 21:16, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

That said, those former names do have their own articles. UltrasonicMadness (talk) 21:18, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Twitter has; just not in English Wikipedia currently. Dudzcar (talk) 23:34, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

"Homepage visited while logged out"

This image seems really useless to be honest. ~2026-39179-05 (talk) 21:16, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

I get your point - but due to the nature of algorithm-based platforms, it is non-trivial to present an image that is likely to actually be representative of the website's content to a significant proportion of prospective users.

You are, of course, more than welcome to replace the image if you can think of a better option. ···sardonism · t · c 21:21, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

How to refer to X/Twitter

Is there a consensus for how to refer to X/Twitter from other articles that link here? "Bob has amassed 5 million followers on X (formerly Twitter)". "Bob has amassed 5 million followers on X". "Bob has amassed 5 million followers on Twitter". Something else? B (talk) 12:56, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

At this point, if we are talking a current metric, "X" is correct. There are probably unique cases where one should use Twitter if all associated activity was before the buyout, a good example would be Etika, a deceased influencer. Masem (t) 12:58, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

"Lowest rate of enforcement"

The introduction states:

The platform has the lowest rate of enforcement against violations of law, and its policies after Musk fired Twitter-era employees, have faced criticism.

Lowest rate compared to what? All websites on the internet? All social media websites? All social media websites above a certain number of users? The sentence also doesn't have a citation so it's not even possible to try and figure out what this is referring to.

Someone should at least add a citation needed hint. I can't do it because the page is locked. ~2026-48715-20 (talk) 19:48, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Agree. I've removed it. — Czello ^(music) 19:53, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

"This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules." listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules. has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 September 12 § This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules. until a consensus is reached. A1Cafel (talk) 03:44, 12 September 2026 (UTC)