X (formerly Twitter) Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 54/100)

X claims a broad, perpetual license to use your content for AI training and imposes significant legal restrictions, including class action waivers and shortened statutes of limitations.

Broad AI training license, class action waiver, and shortened claim window.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
YES
Trains AI on your content
YES
Collects biometric data
UNCLEAR
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 3 — Your Rights and Grant of Rights

You agree that this license includes the right for us to (i) analyze text and other information you provide and to otherwise provide, promote, and improve the Services, including, for example, for use with and training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models...

X claims a broad license to use your content to train their AI models without providing an opt-out.

Section 6 — General

To the extent permitted by law, you also waive the right to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action, collective action or representative action proceeding against us or our corporate affiliates.

You are prohibited from joining class action lawsuits, forcing you to pursue claims individually.

Section 6 — General

You and X agree that you must initiate any proceeding or action asserting a federal claim within one (1) year of the date of the occurrence of the event...

The company shortens the time you have to bring a legal claim, which is typically much longer under standard law.

Section 4 — Using the Services

We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request...

The company reserves the right to share your data with government entities, often without specific notice to you.

Section 5 — Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE X ENTITIES EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $100.00) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US...

The company limits its financial liability to you to a maximum of $100, regardless of the harm caused.

Ending These Terms

You may end your legal agreement with us at any time by deactivating your accounts and discontinuing your use of the Services.

You have a clear, self-serve way to terminate your account and stop the agreement.

Last reviewed 2026-07-25 under rubric v3.5.

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