Between June and December 2024, almost 38 percent of user reports were for reasons of abuse and harassment on X (formerly Twitter), while 31 percent were reports of hateful content. Additionally, over 13 percent of user reports were due to violent content.

Between July and December 2024, X (formerly Twitter) received over ** million user reports of abuse and harassment on the platform and over ** million reports of hateful conduct. Additionally, during this six-month period, there were over ** million reports of violent content. Company financials have not been available since X/Twitter’s last annual report was published in early 2022.

High Frequency Indicator: This dataset compiles year- and month-wise data from 2021 to the present on the number and distribution of user grievances received by X (formerly Twitter), along with the actions taken by the platform. The data is based on the monthly transparency reports published under Rule 4(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

From June 2021 to August 2025, X reported grievance data in absolute numbers across various categories such as illegal activities, IP-related infringements, Abuse/Harassment, Child Sexual Exploitation, Defamation, Hateful Conduct, Impersonation, Misinformation, etc. During this period, the dataset reflects these absolute values directly.

Beginning September 2025, X discontinued reporting grievance counts by category in absolute numbers and instead published percentage share distributions of grievances and URLs actioned. The transparency reports continued to provide the total number of grievances received and total URLs actioned, from which the dataset estimates the absolute category-wise values by applying the reported percentage shares. Additionally, for comparability across the entire time series, percentage shares for months prior to September 2025 have been computed based on the reported absolute values.

High Frequency Indicator: The dataset contains year- and month-wise compiled data from the year 2021 to till date on number general queries received by X (Twitter) about its user accounts.

The data compiled is based on the monthly transparency reports published by Koo in accordance with Rule 4(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021)

During the second half of 2024, X (formerly Twitter) received 97,006 removal requests from government entities. In October 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter for 44 billion US dollars. As a result of the deal, the company was taken off the stock market and no transparency reports were available in 2022 and 2023.