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NSFW: Elon Musk’s X tests adult content material

Openly offering “NSFW” groups may be another way for X to try to differentiate itself from other mainstream social networking services

Communities on X can be private, though it’s unclear if the social media network will ultimately require age verification for groups that feature adult content

X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, is testing a feature that lets users create or join communities focused on “adult content” or other “not safe for work” material.

Users who create a community within the app can specify in the settings that their group “contains adult-sensitive content,” according to screenshots uncovered by Daniel Buchuk, an analyst at Watchful which tracks apps’ development testing. The X groups will then feature an “adult content” label. ...