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X, formerly known as Twitter, is an internet service which meets people's need for asking short questions and receiving short answers. It is also used by celebrities and politicians to interact with the public, and by ordinary people looking for a public platform of their own.

It was started by Jack Dorsey in the early 2000s, then bought by Elon Musk around 2023. Musk has committed the platform to free speech, and it allows diverse opinions.

Competing platforms include Truth Social, by Donald Trump, and BlueSky, which caters to leftists.