X Terms of Service

X's Terms of Service govern user access to X's platform, APIs, applications, and affiliated services globally, with separate legal agreements for users inside and outside the EU, EFTA States, and UK. The terms authorize X to use content users post, including audio, photos, videos, and text inputs, to train machine learning and artificial intelligence models, distribute content through third-party syndication partnerships, and adapt content across media formats, with no additional compensation beyond platform access. For users outside the EU, UK, and EFTA States, the terms establish a class action waiver, exclusive dispute venue in Texas courts, a one-year limitation period for federal claims and two-year period for state claims, and a liquidated damages provision of $15,000 USD per 1,000,000 posts accessed in violation of the terms within a 24-hour period.

This document comprises X Corp.'s Terms of Service governing user access to and use of X's platforms, APIs, applications, and related services, structured as two distinct legal agreements: one applicable to users outside the EU, EFTA States, and UK (governed by Texas law, effective April 10, 2026), and one for users within the EU, EFTA States, and UK (governed by Irish law, effective January 15, 2026). The terms authorize X to grant users a limited, non-assignable license to use the Services while requiring users to grant X a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, distribute, and train AI and machine learning models on user-submitted Content for any purpose, with no compensation beyond access to the Services. The non-EU version includes a liquidated damages clause of $15,000 USD per 1,000,000 posts accessed in violation of the Terms within a 24-hour period, a class action waiver, shortened statutes of limitations (one year for federal claims, two years for state claims), and exclusive venue in Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas; the EU version similarly imposes a 15,000 EUR per 1,000,000 posts liquidated damages provision and a one-year limitation period, provisions that may require evaluation under EU consumer protection law and the Digital Services Act. The document engages GDPR, the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065), the UK Online Safety Act 2023, COPPA (minimum age 13), and CCPA; the shortened limitation periods and class action waiver provisions in the non-EU terms may require evaluation under applicable state consumer protection statutes and FTC oversight frameworks, while the AI training license may require evaluation under GDPR's lawful basis and purpose limitation requirements for EU users.

The agreement requires users to grant X a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license covering use, reproduction, adaptation, modification, distribution, and AI and machine learning model training on all content they post, with no compensation beyond platform access. For users outside the EU, EFTA States, and UK, the terms establish a class action waiver, exclusive venue in Texas courts, a liability cap of $100 USD or amounts paid in the prior six months, and shortened limitation periods of one to two years depending on claim type. You can deactivate your account at any time at https://help.x.com/managing-your-account/how-to-deactivate-x-account, and you can appeal enforcement or suspension decisions through X's Help Center at https://help.x.com/forms/account-access/appeals.