X Releases First Transparency Report Under Elon Musk, Revealing Surge in Suspensions
The report highlights a dramatic increase in account suspensions and content moderation actions since Musk's acquisition.
- X suspended 5.3 million accounts in the first half of 2024, a 307% increase from the last report in 2021.
- The platform removed or labeled over 10.6 million posts for rule violations, with 5 million flagged for hateful conduct.
- Content moderation actions included significant enforcement against child safety violations, resulting in 2.78 million account suspensions.
- Government requests for content removal and user information have surged, with X complying with 71% of removal requests.
- The transparency report indicates that posts violating X’s policies account for less than 1% of all content on the platform.