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X Is Closing Communities. But Hey, You Now Have Custom Timelines and Group Chats
X said Communities drew less than 0.4% of users but accounted for 80% of spam reports, financial scams and malware.
- On May 6, 2026, X will shut down its Communities feature, shifting focus toward XChat, the company's messaging service, Head of Product Nikita Bier announced.
- Communities used by less than 0.4% of users yet contributed to 80% of spam reports, financial scams, and malware on X, Bier said. The feature occupied half the team's time, hampering other app development.
- Bier dismissed the project as a "Temu version of subreddits," noting most active groups were "user-acquisition channels for Kick or compensated clipper communities" rather than organic communities.
- XChat now supports "joinable" links for group chats, accommodating up to 350 members per chat to facilitate migration of Communities members.
- Since March, X has launched two to three net new features per week, signaling an accelerated development pace aimed at improving platform utility while redirecting resources.
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