Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now

A federal judge temporarily barred an X rival from using the Twitter name, but found that X was likely to have abandoned the “Tweet” trademark and bird logo. The startup has since relaunched as Tweet.app.

X shifts US creator payouts from Stripe to X Money

X says U.S. creator payouts will now be handled through its X Money payments service, a change that appears to replace the previous Stripe-powered payout system.

X says attackers are targeting user accounts after the launch of X Money

X is investigating a wave of unsolicited password reset emails that it believes may be tied to the rollout of its new payments service.

X sends cease-and-desist to open-source project Nitter over alleged scraping

X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly X frontends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping.

X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they’ve been ‘shadowbanned’

X is expanding the open source code behind its ‘For You’ feed and launching new transparency tools that show users when its ranking systems have affected their accounts or posts.

Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers

X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a “systematic illegal boycott” of the platform after it saw a decline in advertising revenue following Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social network

Elon Musk’s X Money app is rolling out in the U.S.

The app is currently available to X Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the U.S.

X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort

X says the rebuilt version of its Android app is now available globally.

New X phishing scam uses fake login alerts to steal your account

A phishing email mimicking X’s real login alerts is making the rounds, and it’s designed to steal your password instead of protecting your account. Here’s how to spot the fake and what to do if you clicked.