Users grant X a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use posted content, including text, audio, photos, and videos, for training generative and non-generative AI and machine learning models, with no additional compensation beyond platform access. The license also permits X to make content available to third-party companies, organizations, or individuals for syndication, broadcast, distribution, and publication on other media.
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This provision authorizes X to use all user-submitted content, including personal communications, images, and audio, as training data for AI models and to sublicense that content to third parties, with platform access constituting the stated consideration. The EU/EFTA/UK version of the terms omits the explicit 'analyze text and other information you provide' framing from the AI training clause and adds a restriction that X will respect user-selected distribution limits for restricted-community content, creating a materially different scope between jurisdictional versions.
⚠ Content posted before and after October 9, 2026 will be subject to the AI training license as stated in the terms
⚠ Continued use of the Services after October 9, 2026 constitutes acceptance of the updated license terms as written
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Compare across platforms →"You agree that this license includes the right for us to (i) analyze text and other information you provide and to otherwise provide, promote, and improve the Services, including, for example, for use with and training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, whether generative or another type; and (ii) to make Content submitted to or through the Services available to other companies, organizations or individuals, including, for example, for improving the Services and the syndication, broadcast, distribution, repost, promotion or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use. Such additional uses by us, or other companies, organizations or individuals, is made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services as the use of the Services by you is hereby agreed as being sufficient compensation for the Content and grant of rights herein.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Articles 6 and 9 (lawful basis for processing, including special category data that may appear in user content), Article 22 (automated decision-making), and the EU AI Act's requirements for …
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This provision authorizes X to use all user-submitted content, including personal communications, images, and audio, as training data for AI models and to sublicense that content to third parties, with platform access constituting the stated consideration. The EU/EFTA/UK version of the terms omits the explicit 'analyze text and other information you provide' framing from the AI training clause and adds …
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