# X privacy rating

Microblogging social network, formerly Twitter, for short public posts, replies, reposts and direct messages.

## Summary

X scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the social networks criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://x.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web, Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Social networks](https://privacyratings.com/social-networks/)
- Grade: F (0/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. Only parts of the recommendation algorithm have been published. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app includes Google AdMob, Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.twitter.android/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | Funded largely by targeted advertising based on user activity and data from ad partners. | https://x.com/en/privacy |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/social-networks/x/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/social-networks/x.md