What does [Only some accounts can reply.] on X mean? Which accounts can reply?

When viewing posts on X (Twitter), you may sometimes see that the reply button is grayed out and cannot be pressed, with a message such as [Only some accounts can reply.] displayed.

In this article, I will explain the meaning of the message [Only some accounts can reply.] and which accounts are able to reply.

What does [Only some accounts can reply.] mean?

First, I will explain the meaning of the message [Only some accounts can reply.].

When viewing a post on X and looking at the reply section, you may sometimes find that the reply button is grayed out and cannot be pressed, and that the message [Only some accounts can reply.] is displayed below the post.

This message means that the author of the post has restricted which accounts can reply to their post, and that you do not have permission to reply.

For posts with restricted replies, a message previously appeared saying [Who can reply?], which clearly stated what kinds of accounts were allowed to reply.

However, due to an update to X, this easy-to-understand message was changed to the more generic message [Only some accounts can reply.].

Which accounts can reply?

In the message shown before the specification change, the kinds of accounts that could reply were specifically written in the message itself, but the message [Only some accounts can reply.] does not include detailed information, so it is not possible to tell what kinds of accounts can reply from the message alone.

So how can you check which accounts are able to reply to a post with restricted replies?

You can easily check by following these steps.

1. Display the post with restricted replies

2. Click the grayed-out reply button on that post

3. Along with the message [Who can reply?], the kinds of accounts that can reply will be displayed

   

Conclusion

I explained the meaning of the message [Only some accounts can reply.] that may sometimes appear on posts on X.

This message means that the author of the post has restricted which accounts can reply to that post.

Previously, a message saying [Who can reply?] was displayed, clearly stating what kinds of accounts could reply, but the message shown after the specification change does not include those details.

You can check exactly which accounts can reply from the message that appears after clicking the reply button.