The new rules, seen by watchdogs as a way to protect children online, have sparked a furious backlash from thousands of users.

Social media website says ‘free speech will suffer’ under new rules

X says Britain's newly-enacted Online Safety Act "seriously" is on the cusp of violating free speech masked as the fight to protect kids from explicit online content.

The new rules, seen by watchdogs as a way to protect children online, have sparked a furious backlash from thousands of users.

Under new UK rules, platforms must work to prevent children accessing harmful content like material that encourages suicide, but X says regulators are heavy-handed.