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X will now tell users when governments have forced it to limit their posts
Publisher description: X is expanding its “Under the Hood” transparency tool to show when posts have been downranked or withheld in response to local laws and government demands, including which country made the request.
TechCrunch | Sep 21, 2026 | Sarah Perez
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X on Monday announced it will now tell users when their posts have been “shadowbanned,” meaning shown to fewer people, due to the company’s compliance with local laws. It will also highlight any downranking of users’ posts due to government-required content filtering. We’ve expanded Under The Hood after seeing people’s appreciation of more transparency into government-required content filtering. In addition to showing labels applied to your account and posts in the prior month, Under The Hood now shows if your account or posts had their… https://t. co/Op5rBnE1jg pic. twitter.
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