X is once again selling checkmarks to groups granted by x, says report
X once again accepts payments from people associated with terrorist groups and other organizations subject to US sanctions, according to one New report From the Tech Transparency Project (TTP). According to the report, X has accepted payments instead of its premium service and in some cases a “ID verified” badge.
The report once again questioned whether the X was following the US restrictions on limiting the efficiency of companies that could be trade with people and companies that were considered a security threat. Last year, TTP was published It has identified more than two dozen accounts affiliated with granted groups, including Hizbullah leaders and accounts associated with Yemen in Yemen. Most of the checkmarks were withdrawn, the X promised to “maintain a safe, and compliant platform.”
According to a report based on research between November 2024 and April 2025, some of those accounts have created a premium service or the latest accounts. “Moreover, some accounts have been confirmed by ID, which means X has conducted an additional review to confirm their identity.”
The report once again highlights the verified accounts associated with Hizbullah members, one of its founders, as well as the Houti authorities “using X for messaging and campaign”. The son of Libya dictator Muyammer Gadafi, who had previously been suspended One of the daughters of Saddam Hussain is Raghad Saddam Hussain al-Trichriti. Both have been under sanctions for over a decade.
X did not respond to a request to comment on the report. In response to last year’s report, the company This is “taking action if necessary.” However, it is unclear whether the company has changed its practices on who can pay for premium subscriptions.
“If a small group can use the public facing search tools to identify these accounts, why is it that a multi-billion dollar company is not doing so?” “This is one thing to have the voice of terrorists on the platform; it is completely another to pay for a more effective megaphone.”
