X will now tell users when governments have forced it to limit their posts

X on Monday announced it will now tell users when their posts have been “shadowbanned,” meaning shown to fewer people, due to the company’s compliance with local laws. The feature is an expansion of the social network’s earlier transparency tool called “Under the Hood,” which allows users to see if any labels have been applied to their account or their posts that could have affected their visibility on the platform.

It will also highlight any downranking of users’ posts due to government-required content filtering.

We’ve expanded Under The Hood after seeing people’s appreciation of more transparency into government-required content filtering. In addition to showing labels applied to your account and posts in the prior month, Under The Hood now shows if your account or posts had their… https://t.co/Op5rBnE1jg pic.twitter.com/ZUrbkO28ay