Blog · page 5 of 11
Article · Privacy and safety · 2 min
What a shadowban on X actually is, the visibility limits X does apply (search, replies, reach), how to check for them, common causes, and how to get back to normal.
Guide · Posting and features · 2 min
How emoji work on X: why they count as 2 characters, X's own emoji style, skin tones and flags, emoji in names and hashtags, and accessibility tips.
Guide · Viewing and downloads · 2 min
Seeing 'Rate limit exceeded' or 'Cannot retrieve posts' on X? What triggers it, how long it lasts, and nine fixes from waiting it out to checking apps and network.
Guide · Account and profile · 2 min
X Premium subscribers can hide the blue checkmark from their profile and posts. Where the setting is on web and app, what still shows, and why people use it.
Guide · Growth and the algorithm · 2 min
Build a simple X bot: developer account, app keys, posting with API v2, scheduling, costs under pay-per-use, the automated account label and the automation rules.
Guide · Ads and making money · 2 min
What promoted posts are on X, how they look to users, how to promote a post or boost it, what they cost, and how to pick posts worth promoting.
Article · Retired features and alternatives · 2 min
Ticketed Spaces let hosts charge for live audio on Twitter in 2021 and 2022. How they worked, why they ended in late 2022, and how to earn from Spaces now.
Article · Retired features and alternatives · 2 min
Hive Social and Mastodon compared with Bluesky and Threads as X alternatives in 2026: how each works, who uses them, moderation, privacy and what to expect.