In a recent digital privacy survey, Elon Musk’s platform X, formerly known as Twitter, ranked last among major tech companies in terms of public trust. The data revealed that only 28% of Americans said they trust X — a figure equal to the percentage of respondents who trust the U.S. government.
Other tech giants, such as Amazon and Google, fared much better in the survey. Seventy percent of respondents expressed trust in Amazon, while 65% indicated they trust Google.
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TikTok, another platform facing scrutiny over data security and potential ties to China, scored just above X, with 29% of respondents saying they trusted the app.
The low trust in X follows a series of controversies since Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the platform. His restructuring of content moderation policies, mass layoffs in the trust and safety departments, and his own often provocative posts have drawn widespread criticism.
As public trust in X continues to decline, questions remain about how these controversies will impact the platform’s future.
