X (formerly Twitter)

Arcs in the news about X (formerly Twitter) from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 196 stories · 832 articles · earliest story we hold Jul 1, 2023

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Oct 2, 2023119653
Oct 9, 2023223014169
Oct 16, 2023524798
Oct 23, 202315018
Oct 30, 20231318664
Nov 6, 20232119
Nov 13, 202319318154
Nov 20, 2023284216285
Nov 27, 202311209144
Dec 4, 2023163316244
Dec 11, 202310111147
Dec 18, 202358328
Dec 25, 202356229
Jan 1, 202442118
Jan 8, 2024718798
Jan 15, 2024102215114
Jan 22, 2024183517169
Jan 29, 2024264915288
Feb 5, 2024151717107
Feb 12, 202421213
Feb 19, 202461215
Feb 26, 2024233110150
Mar 4, 2024173413166
Mar 11, 202417131192
Mar 18, 2024412743
Mar 25, 202415309117
Apr 1, 2024810562
Apr 8, 2024152618160
Apr 15, 20241208
Apr 29, 2024153513205
May 6, 2024110321
May 13, 202465429
May 20, 202404011
May 27, 202423413
Jun 3, 20241216
Jun 10, 202455246
Jul 8, 20242229
Jul 15, 2024223426260
Jul 22, 202427346
Jul 29, 2024107932
Aug 5, 20242158
Aug 12, 202412161494
Aug 19, 202434418
Aug 26, 2024915782
Sep 2, 202413616
Sep 9, 202474031
Sep 16, 202426625
Sep 23, 20240146
Sep 30, 20241239
Oct 7, 2024512456
Oct 14, 202412237124
Oct 21, 202477430
Nov 4, 202423112
Nov 11, 202437340
Nov 18, 202419115
Nov 25, 20241157
Dec 9, 2024314447
Dec 16, 20241207
Jan 13, 20251015645
Feb 3, 202534115
Feb 10, 2025823662
Feb 17, 202555426
Feb 24, 202588539
Mar 10, 2025719854
Mar 17, 20250405
Mar 24, 2025510335
Apr 28, 202552213
May 5, 202559243
May 19, 20250307
Jul 7, 20251015855
Aug 18, 20251127
Oct 6, 20250327
Nov 24, 20251217
Dec 1, 2025410730
Jan 12, 202604010
Feb 23, 202623517
Mar 2, 202634112
Mar 16, 202648345
Apr 27, 202668849
Jun 8, 202666429
Jun 15, 202668219
Jul 6, 202635314
Jul 20, 20260101
Jul 27, 202611216
Aug 3, 20261102
Aug 10, 2026101116
Aug 17, 20260205
Aug 24, 20260205
Aug 31, 20263116
Sep 7, 20261012
Sep 14, 20260056

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else51 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about X (formerly Twitter) that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 24– 26The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal10 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 21X (formerly Twitter) returns after global outage7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Oct 30– Nov 1Supreme Court debates when public officials can block users on social media38 articles · 32 independent sources
    8 left, 12 center, 3 right
  4. Oct 26– 27Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline18 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  5. Oct 20X, formerly Twitter, will launch two new subscription tiers, Elon Musk says13 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  6. Oct 18Elon Musk's X to test $1 subscription fee for new users44 articles · 26 independent sources
    4 left, 11 center, 2 right
  7. Oct 15– 16Australia fines X, formerly Twitter, for not answering questions on child abuse content16 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 0 right
  8. Oct 5Musk's X strips headlines from news links25 articles · 18 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 2 right
  9. Oct 3– 6SEC sues Elon Musk to force him to testify in Twitter probe25 articles · 22 independent sources
    8 left, 3 center, 6 right

Stories that name X (formerly Twitter)

  1. Dec 29Musk’s X Loses Bid to Block California Content Moderation Law7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 28Florida GOP senator Rick Scott’s Naples home swatted10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 23– 26Elon Musk’s X, accused of withholding bonuses promised to staff, will have to face a court battle13 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Dec 18EU Launches Formal Probe Into Musk’s X Over Illegal Content25 articles · 24 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 3 right
  5. Dec 13– 15Elon Musk is funding a new school planning to open in Austin, Texas29 articles · 22 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 7 right
  6. Dec 12Special counsel reveals plans to use Trump’s phone data at trial9 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 4 right
  7. Dec 8– 11Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones68 articles · 52 independent sources
    8 left, 13 center, 8 right
  8. Dec 6– 8Associate Professor identified as 3rd victim killed in UNLV shooting, authorities say198 articles · 76 independent sources
    15 left, 30 center, 14 right
  9. Dec 1– 2Walmart Stops Advertising On X—The Latest Company To Pull Ads Off The Platform18 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 4 right
  10. Nov 29– 30Elon Musk responds to companies that pulled ads from X: 'Go fuck yourself’21 articles · 18 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 5 right
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