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Voice Notes arrive in XChat (DMs), enabling audio communication
X has implemented Voice Notes in XChat (formerly DMs), making it possible to communicate by voice.
X is scaling back the Communities feature; new creation and some features are unavailable, and there is also a possibility of discontinuation
It has become clear that on X (Twitter), the Communities feature, which allows users to create groups for interacting around specific topics, no longer allows the creation of new Communities and has made some features unavailable. There has been no official announcement from X regarding this matter, but on X recently there have been a series of cases in which features became partially unavailable and were then completely discontinued, raising concerns that the Communities feature may be scaled back or discontinued.
X releases a new Photo Editor on iOS, with support for Grok-powered editing and blurring
X (Twitter) has released a new Photo Editor for its iOS app. In addition to drawing and adding text, the new Photo Editor adds word-based image editing powered by the generative AI "Grok" and a feature for applying a mosaic blur to parts of an image.
YouTube bug causes some comments to disappear; reports surge for videos posted between April 4 and 5
It appears that a bug is occurring on some YouTube videos in which some comments that should normally be displayed are no longer shown. In particular, there have been many reports involving videos posted around April 4 to April 5, Japan time, with people saying that comments that were displayed without issue immediately after posting stopped appearing around April 6.
Google found to have overreported impressions in Search Console, showing more than actually displayed for 11 months
Google updated the Search Console help page and revealed that impressions since May 13, 2025 had been recorded inaccurately in Search Console's Performance report and reported as higher than they actually were. According to the company, the number of impressions displayed in Search Console may decrease over the next several weeks as it implements a fix.
[April 2026] A ban wave is occurring on X: a thorough explanation of the timeline and causes
Since around April 5, 2026 (JST), a large number of accounts have been suspended on X, and a so-called "ban wave" is occurring. In this article, I will explain in detail the specifics and causes of this latest ban wave on X, as well as how it differs from the ban wave in March.
Users report X Chat/DM not loading and showing "Oops! An unexpected error occurred."
It appears that in some X environments, when trying to open X Chat (formerly DMs), an error message saying [Oops! An unexpected error occurred. Try restarting the app.] is displayed, preventing chats from being opened.
How to turn off Discord's "[username] updated their status" notification
On Discord, you may sometimes receive a notification saying "[username] updated their status" when another user updates their status message. This article clearly explains how to turn off notifications for status message updates.
Claude subscriptions can no longer be used with third-party tools such as OpenClaw; extra usage bundles or an API key are required
Boris Cherny, who is in charge of Anthropic's Claude Code division, indicated on his X account that the company will no longer allow third-party tools such as OpenClaw to be used with Claude subscriptions.
X Pro changed to Premium+ only and the price increased by about 7 times, with more powerful features planned for release
X Pro (formerly TweetDeck), a tool for X heavy users that has automatic timeline refresh and auto-scroll features, can no longer be used unless you are on the highest-tier Premium+ plan of X's paid subscription service, X Premium. Until now, it could also be used on the mid-tier Premium plan, so this is effectively a price increase of about 6.6 times.
X bug causes saved drafts and scheduled posts to disappear or fail to display
On X (Twitter), a bug has been occurring since the morning of March 26 that prevents drafts and scheduled posts from being displayed. The bug appears to be a temporary server-side issue, and in some environments existing drafts can still be accessed.
GitHub to use Copilot data for AI training from April 24; how to opt out?
From an email GitHub sent to users and an announcement on its official blog, it has become clear that GitHub will change its policy to use data from interactions in GitHub Copilot for training and improving AI models. GitHub Copilot originally used user data for AI training, but later shifted to a policy of not using it for training , so this means it has now returned to a policy of using it for training.
How to configure GitHub Copilot not to train on your code
GitHub Copilot may collect code snippets written by users and use them to improve its models. In this article, I explain how to opt out so that GitHub Copilot data is not used for AI training.
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X adds region-based reply restrictions as reply controls become more granular
X (Twitter) has implemented a new feature that allows replies to posts to be restricted only to users in specific regions.
X tests a new setting adding "Account you follow and who they follow" to the reply audience, with early access for Premium+
X (Twitter) Head of Product Nikita Bier revealed that the company has started a new test related to the feature that restricts which users can reply to posts. Among the settings that restrict which users can reply to posts on X, the company has expanded the existing option that allows replies only from accounts you follow, adding a setting that also allows replies from accounts followed by the accounts you follow.
X may have removed the saved search and they are disappearing. What are the alternatives?
X (Twitter) may have removed the feature that allowed users to save specific search keywords and quickly reuse them later. When I checked on March 26, saved search keywords could no longer be displayed in the X Android app, Android X Lite, or the X web client, and the button for saving search keywords had been removed from the menu.
X pauses Revenue Sharing overhaul favoring creators' home countries and same-language regions after backlash
On March 25, X (Twitter) Head of Product Nikita Bier announced that the mechanism for Creator Revenue Sharing would be revised starting Thursday local time. However, immediately after this new policy was announced, it drew backlash from creators, and Elon Musk stated that "We will pause moving forward with this until further consideration."
X iOS app adds Undo / Redo buttons, making it easier to edit text on the post composer
Undo and Redo buttons have been added to the post composer in X iOS app. By tapping these buttons while composing a post, users can now perform the text editing actions "undo" and "redo" with a single tap.
Why is "Made with AI" automatically added to my X posts? Can I remove it? Testing the conditions for the label
X has introduced [Made with AI] label to indicate that content was created using AI. In this article, I will explain in detail why [Made with AI] labels are added automatically, whether labels that were added automatically can be removed, and under what conditions the labels are applied.
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.
Has X's Expanded Bio been removed? What are the alternatives?
It appears that the Expanded Bio feature that was previously available on X (Twitter) has been removed. This became clear when the edit button for Expanded Bio was removed from the X web client.
Is HEISEI-VHS dangerous? Is it used to train generative AI? I investigated!
On X, "HEISEI-VHS," which lets you process images to look like VHS footage from the early Heisei era, has recently been going viral. In this article, I, as someone who specializes in web front-end development, examined some concerns surrounding HEISEI-VHS.
Explaining the causes and fixes when X shows [Something went wrong, but don't fret — let's give it another shot.] and you cannot post
When you try to publish a post on the web version of X (Twitter) (PC version), a red banner may appear at the top of the posting screen saying [Something went wrong, but don't fret — let's give it another shot.], preventing you from publishing the post. In this article, I will clearly explain the causes of this error and how to deal with it.
Shadowban Scanner has been updated to v4.0.4
Shadowban Scanner has been updated to v4.0.4! Here are the main changes in this release. You can view the full list of changes on GitHub’s release page.
Why do images disappear from X drafts? A clear explanation of the causes and fixes
X (Twitter) has a feature that lets you save a post you are still writing as a draft so that you can post it later, but sometimes the images attached to a draft post disappear, or when you open a draft, only the text remains and the images are gone. In this article, we will explain why images in draft posts disappear and introduce the causes and fixes.
Why can't I tag on X? Explaining why accounts do not appear and how to change the settings
When you try to tag a specific account in an image on X (Twitter), there are times when you cannot tag them or the account does not appear among the tagging candidates. In this article, we clearly explain the main reasons and solutions when you cannot tag an account on X, as well as the relevant settings.
A summary of the X account ban wave in March 2026: a thorough explanation of how it happened and what caused it
In mid-March 2026, a large number of accounts were suspended on X in what was widely referred to as a "ban wave." In this article, we will explain in detail what happened in the March 2026 ban wave, how it unfolded, and why it occurred.
GitHub Copilot student discount no longer allows selecting GPT-5.4 or Claude, with some models limited to Auto mode only amid plan reorganization
On March 12, 2026, GitHub announced that, in conjunction with a reorganization of GitHub Copilot's free plan for students, some premium models such as Claude Opus, Claude Sonnet, and GPT-5.4 will no longer be available for selection. This became clear through an official GitHub community discussion and an email sent to users of GitHub Copilot's student plan.
X restores dark mode/light mode toggle settings in iOS app after user confusion
In the latest update to its iOS app, X has restored the setting to switch between dark mode and light mode, which it had previously removed. Nikita Bier, X's head of product, quoted a post mentioning that theme settings had returned to X's iOS app and said, "We all make mistakes."
Why do replies on X show [This post is unavailable]? Why does it happen, and how can you view them?
On X (Twitter), when you are looking at the replies to a post (tweet), you may sometimes see a message saying [This post is unavailable. Learn more] displayed in place of a reply. In this article, we will explain in detail why this message appears and how to check replies that have been replaced by this message.
Discord experiences disruption to message sending/receiving and loading; restored after about 50 minutes
From around 10:00 AM PDT to around 11:00 AM PDT on March 9, 2026, an outage occurred for some Discord users in which they were unable to send, receive, or load messages.
X brings the "Listen" feature for listening to Articles on iOS, with support for read-aloud via Grok Voice
A new feature called "Listen," which lets users listen to articles posted on X in audio form, has been implemented. It leverages Grok Voice, allowing users to keep listening while opening an article and scrolling through the timeline, or even from the lock screen.
How to fix the exact match search bug on X: here's a simple solution!
On X (Twitter), recently, not only have unrelated posts been mixed into search results and posts that should be displayed failed to appear, but bugs have also occurred where exact match search does not work even when double quotation marks are added. In this article, we clearly explain how to fix this so that exact match search works again on X.
On iOS, did X's background suddenly turn black or white? Explaining how to change the dark mode settings
There have been a growing number of reports from users of the iPhone app for X (Twitter) saying that the background suddenly turned black, or conversely white, even though they did not change any settings. In this article, we clearly explain why the background in the iOS version of X suddenly changed to black or white, and how to switch the background color back.
What is X's [Try the new post filter]? Explaining the meaning of the message shown on profiles
When you view a profile on X (Twitter), a message saying [Try the new post filter] now appears. In this article, we explain what this message shown on profiles means and what happens when you click it.
Has the dark mode setting disappeared from X's iOS app? Explaining how to turn a black background on and off
More and more people are saying that in the iPhone app for X (Twitter), they can no longer find the setting to switch dark mode on and off within the app, or that it seems stuck in either dark mode or light mode. In this article, we will explain in detail whether dark mode and light mode have disappeared from X, and how you can switch the background color.
X Android app search results scrolling back to top bug: causes and fixes
In X's Android app, while scrolling through the search results in the [Latest] tab, a bug occurs where the scroll position suddenly returns to the very top partway through. In this article, I will introduce the cause and workarounds for the bug in X's Android app where the scroll position of search results returns to the top.
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Did X analytics disappear or become unavailable? Explaining the new way to view them
Due to changes to X's specifications, the button for viewing analytics that used to appear under posts on the web client has been removed. In this article, I introduce where you can view analytics on the web client of X and the new way to check them.
Code editor Zed bans AI use by those under 18 following terms of service revision
The terms of service and privacy policy for the open-source code editor Zed have been revised, adding a requirement that users must be at least 18 years old to use Zed's AI features. As a result, developers under 18 will no longer be able to use Zed's AI features.
What does "Paid partnership" on X posts mean and when does it show up? Here's a clear explanation
On X (Twitter), a label such as "Paid partnership" may sometimes appear at the bottom of a post (tweet). In this article, I explain in an easy-to-understand way what labels such as "Paid partnership" mean, and the conditions under which they are displayed.
How to set the "Paid partnership" label on X posts: explained separately for before and after posting
X (Twitter) has implemented a "Paid partnership" label to indicate that a post (tweet) contains paid promotions such as affiliate links. In this article, we clearly explain how to set the "Paid partnership" label both before and after posting.
What does "Made with AI" on X posts mean and when does it show up? Here's a clear explanation
On X (Twitter), a label such as "Made with AI" may sometimes appear at the bottom of a post (tweet). In this article, I explain in an easy-to-understand way what "Made with AI" labels mean, and the conditions under which they are displayed.
How to set the "Made with AI" label on X posts: explained separately for before and after posting
X (Twitter) has implemented a "Made with AI" label to indicate that a post (tweet) was created using AI. In this article, we clearly explain how to set the "Made with AI" label both before and after posting.
X adds AI labels and paid partnership labels to enhance content transparency
X has implemented a new feature "Content Disclosures" that lets you add labels such as "Paid partnership" and "Made with AI" to new or existing posts.
Causes and fixes when you can't change your name on X (Twitter) due to error 131
When you try to change your account name (display name) on X (Twitter), you may see an error message saying "Error: The operation could not be completed. (com.twitter.HTTPRequestActionResponseError error 131)", and you may be unable to change your account name. In this article, I explain the causes and fixes when you can't change your account name due to error 131.
Benefits, meaning, and cost of X’s blue badge: a thorough explanation!
On X (Twitter), you may sometimes see users with a blue check mark displayed next to their name. In this article, I will explain in detail what this blue badge means, what benefits it offers, and how much the blue badge costs.
What are the requirements for monetization on X (Twitter)? From how much can you get paid?
X (Twitter) has a system called Creator Revenue Sharing that allows you to earn revenue from the content you post. In this article, we explain the requirements you need to meet to earn revenue through creator revenue sharing, and the minimum amount from which you can receive payouts.
X is testing a new feature that lets you customize topics on the For You timeline in selected regions
Nikita Bier, X's head of product, announced that the company is rolling out an experimental new feature that lets users narrow down the posts shown in the recommended timeline by topic: it is being deployed as a new experimental feature to filter posts shown in the recommended timeline by topic.
X search malfunction: exact match search not working - causes and solutions?
As of March 1, 2026, reports are increasing of issues with search on X (Twitter), such as intended search results not being shown, exact match search using double quotation marks being unavailable, and unrelated posts being mixed into the [Latest] tab.
How to fix the issue where passkeys cannot be used in Firefox for Android
I encountered an issue where I could not use passkeys in Firefox for Android.