Protect Your X (Twitter) Privacy
X collects extensive data and uses it to train AI. Take control of your account privacy and data sharing.
Actions
- 1 Open X → Settings → Privacy and safety
- 2 Turn OFF 'Discoverability and contacts' → find by email/phone
- 3 Under 'Data sharing' → disable all personalization options
- 4 Go to 'Your account' → 'Download your data' to see what X has
- 5 In iOS Settings → X → disable Location access
- 6 Consider making your account private or using a pseudonym
Context
X (formerly Twitter) has undergone dramatic changes under Elon Musk's ownership—and not all of them are good for your privacy. X now uses your posts, interactions, and potentially even DMs to train its Grok AI without meaningful consent. X sells data to Dataminr, a surveillance company used by government agencies. The platform suffered the largest social media breach ever in 2025, exposing 2.8 billion accounts. Taking control of your X privacy settings has never been more important.
Restricting X's data collection prevents your posts from training AI and reduces third-party data sharing by approximately 60%.
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