Overview

• Effective immediately, bold text will no longer appear directly in the main timeline on X.
• Users will need to click on individual posts to view any bold text formatting.
• Musk cited excessive use of bold fonts as detrimental to the platform's visual appeal and readability.
• The change also applies to italics and other text formatting, which Musk claims are being misused for 'engagement farming.'
• X introduced text formatting options, including bold and italics, in April 2023 as part of its expanded post features.