X is shutting down Communities, a feature launched in 2021 that enabled users to connect around shared interests. Despite being used by less than 0.4% of users, Communities generated 80% of X's spam reports, financial scams, and malware incidents. Most surviving communities were misused as traffic channels for external platforms rather than organic interest groups.
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X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam
X shuts down Communities feature amid 0.4% adoption but 80% spam rates, revealing the feature was mostly repurposed as external traffic redirects rather than organic interest groups.
Thursday, April 23, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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