The terms assert that accessing more than 1,000,000 posts in any 24-hour period in violation of the terms triggers a liquidated damages obligation of $15,000 USD (or 15,000 EUR for EU/UK users) per 1,000,000 posts, in addition to other available legal remedies, with joint and several liability for users who facilitate or induce violations.
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This provision establishes a specific financial exposure threshold tied to post-volume access, applicable to developers, researchers, automated systems, and any user or organization accessing X data at scale without a separately authorized agreement. The clause preserves X's right to pursue additional remedies beyond the stated liquidated damages amount and to seek injunctive relief.
⚠ Users or organizations accessing more than 1,000,000 posts per 24-hour period in violation of the terms remain subject to the stated liquidated damages obligation as written
⚠ X retains the right to pursue injunctive relief and additional legal remedies beyond the liquidated damages amount
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Compare across platforms →"You further agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, if you violate the Terms, or you induce or knowingly facilitate others to do so, in addition to all other legal remedies available to us, you will be jointly and severally liable to us for liquidated damages as follows for requesting, viewing, or accessing more than 1,000,000 posts (including reply posts, video posts, image posts, and any other posts) in any 24-hour period - $15,000 USD per 1,000,000 posts. You agree that these amounts are (i) a reasonable estimate of our damages; (ii) not a penalty; and (iii) not otherwise limiting of our ability to recover from you or others under any legal or equitable theory or claim, including but not limited to statutory damages and/or equitable relief. You further agree that repeated violations of these Terms will irreparably harm and entitle us to injunctive and/or other equitable relief, in addition to monetary damages.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The enforceability of liquidated damages clauses is a matter of applicable state or national contract law; under Texas law (governing non-EU users), liquidated damages clauses are generally enforceable if the amount represents …
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This provision establishes a specific financial exposure threshold tied to post-volume access, applicable to developers, researchers, automated systems, and any user or organization accessing X data at scale without a separately authorized agreement. The clause preserves X's right to pursue additional remedies beyond the stated liquidated damages amount and to seek injunctive relief.
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