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X Enforcement Timeline

Every moderation action X reports under the EU Digital Services Act — grouped by violation type and linked to the specific X Rule that governs each enforcement bucket. X's enforcement profile differs sharply from other platforms; this timeline shows how.

Updated daily
197,116actions in last 7 days
1platform

197,116 X actions in total

Category
Sat
Oct 24
Thu
Oct 22
Wed
Oct 21
Tue
Oct 20
Mon
Oct 19
Sun
Oct 18
Scams and/or fraud
169,777 total
67,84618,42616,43321,50123,94621,625
Community guideline violations
16,592 total
2,7752,6152,9962,8372,9522,417
Protection of minors
4,688 total
708785868849712766
Violence
2,301 total
324430323415413396
Cyber violence
1,572 total
212492197260216195
Self-harm
1,270 total
190212182239238209
Intellectual property infringements
739 total
1251069519963151
Unsafe, non-compliant or prohibited products
168 total
352818322827
Data protection and privacy violations
6 total
3—111—
Animal welfare
2 total
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Risk for public security
1 total
—1————
Consumer information infringements
0 total
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Cyber violence against women
0 total
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Illegal or harmful speech
0 total
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Negative effects on civic discourse or elections
0 total
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Unspecified notices
0 total
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Daily total72,21823,09521,11426,33328,56925,787
Heat scale:lowmidhigh· per row, relative to that category's max, source: EU DSA Transparency Database (CC BY 4.0)
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Most X accounts find out too late.

Three patterns the operators who keep their X accounts watch for — and how to read this page like one of them.

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How X's enforcement profile differs from other platforms

X's content moderation strategy has shifted toward visibility-based enforcement: rather than removing borderline content outright, the platform demotes, labels, or restricts interaction with it. As a result, removal counts in X's DSA report tend to be lower than Meta's or TikTok's, but visibility actions are higher. In recent months 'Scams and fraud' has been by far X's largest DSA category, followed by 'Protection of minors' — check the matrix above for the current mix. Each row in the matrix above can be cross-referenced with the specific Rule via the sidebar, so you can see exactly which X Rule a given enforcement bucket corresponds to.

02

What advertisers and account holders should know

X enforces ads under a separate ad-policy regime that is not surfaced in DSA reports — but content moderation outcomes still matter for operators because organic content from brand handles falls under the same Rules as any user post. For accounts running campaigns in regulated verticals (crypto, finance, supplements), the 'Scams and fraud' category is the most relevant row to watch. The 'Hateful conduct' and 'Violent speech' categories are also worth tracking for editorial-driven brands or media companies whose posts may quote controversial material verbatim.

03

Reading the matrix in the context of X's policy churn

X has published a relatively high volume of Rule changes since 2023 — more than Meta, less than TikTok. Our scanner captures these changes and surfaces them as policy banners above the matrix. We have not validated a consistent lag between X policy updates and observable enforcement, so treat banner/row overlaps as signals to watch. The heat scale is per-row, normalized to that category's 7-day max, so visibility-heavy categories don't drown out the lower-volume buckets.

The rules they got banned for

Every action above stems from one of these X rules.

Not knowing what changed in these rules is what got the accounts in the table suspended, demonetized, or removed. Read the rule, or get alerted the moment X updates it — your call.

Scams and/or fraud
86% · 169,777
Community guideline violations
8% · 16,592
Protection of minors
2% · 4,688
Violence
1% · 2,301
Cyber violence
1% · 1,572
Self-harm
1% · 1,270
  • X Rules
    Platform-wide policy reference.
Intellectual property infringements
0% · 739
Unsafe, non-compliant or prohibited products
0% · 168
  • X Rules
    Platform-wide policy reference.
Data protection and privacy violations
0% · 6
  • X Rules
    Platform-wide policy reference.
X Rules

Frequently asked questions

Where does this X enforcement data come from?
Every action is sourced from the European Commission's DSA Transparency Database. X submits each moderation decision — post removals, account suspensions, sensitive media labels — under Article 24(5) of the Digital Services Act. We aggregate their daily submissions under CC BY 4.0.
How do enforcement categories map to X's actual Rules?
DSA defines 16 enforcement categories. We surface the most relevant X Rule (Hateful Conduct, Violent Speech, Financial Scam, Manipulation and Spam, Sensitive Media, IP Policy, etc.) for each category in the sidebar. So if you see a spike in 'Illegal or harmful speech' enforcement, the link takes you straight to X's Hateful Conduct Policy.
Why does X's enforcement profile look different from other platforms?
X has publicly shifted its content moderation approach toward less proactive removal and more visibility-based enforcement (labels, demotion, restricted reach). You'll often see lower removal counts than other platforms but higher 'visibility' actions. This is intentional product strategy, not a data gap.
Are content moderation actions the same as ad-account enforcement?
No. The DSA database covers content moderation decisions on user posts and accounts. Ad-account enforcement (campaign rejections, ad rule violations) follows X's separate Ad Policies and is not surfaced here. Use our Policy Tracker to monitor both content rules and ad policies.
How often is this timeline updated?
New entries are added once a day (around 12:30 UTC) when our ingestion cron pulls yesterday's data from the DSA Transparency API. Expect each day's snapshot to appear roughly 12–18 hours after the calendar day ends.
Can I get alerted when X enforcement spikes in my category?
Yes — our paid plans includes anomaly alerts that notify you by email when enforcement in a specific category (e.g., Financial Scam for Crypto/Finance brands) spikes significantly above the baseline.

Track X's content rules — before they hit your posts or campaigns.

X's content moderation has shifted aggressively in the past 18 months. Get alerted the moment X updates a content rule or ad policy, so you can adjust your editorial or creative approach before enforcement lands.

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