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Can I Sue X (Formerly Twitter)?<\/h1>\n\n
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\n By Steven Ellison, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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In most cases, trying to sue X<\/span> may not be worth your time or effort. But there are exceptions, like if the platform violates your intellectual property<\/span> rights or breaches an employment agreement. In general, you cannot sue X<\/span> for offensive or defamatory content<\/span> posted by other users due to legal protections under federal law.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

You’ll want to have a strong legal basis for suing X Corp<\/span>., the company that owns the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter. For example, you cannot sue X<\/span> for content someone else posts that offends you or hurts your reputation.<\/p>\n

But you may be able to sue the platform if it posts videos, photos, or documents that belong to you. You may also be able to sue if you were an X employee who was fired in violation of a severance agreement<\/a> or for a discriminatory reason.<\/p>\n

Suing a powerful company like X is no easy feat. Even if you do sue, X’s terms of service<\/span> and liability limitations make winning and recovering damages very difficult. The platform has teams of skilled lawyers on its side who focus solely on defending against lawsuits.<\/p>\n

If you are thinking about suing X, consider talking to an experienced civil rights lawyer<\/a>,\u00a0intellectual property<\/span> lawyer<\/a>, or employment lawyer<\/a>\u00a0first. The right attorney to hire depends on the type of lawsuit you wish to bring.<\/p>\n

Legal Concerns When Twitter Became X<\/h2>\n

X, formerly Twitter, is an online social media<\/span> platform<\/span> founded in 2006. Twitter had grown into one of the most popular social networking websites on the internet. Billionaire Elon Musk<\/span> bought the platform in October 2022 for about $44 billion<\/a> and rebranded<\/span> Twitter to X in 2023.<\/p>\n

Shortly after he took over the company, Musk took a series of actions, including:<\/p>\n