How to Turn Off Sensitive Content on X (Twitter) in 2026
To see sensitive content on X (formerly Twitter), open Settings and privacy → Privacy and safety and check Display media that may contain sensitive content. To hide it again, uncheck the same box. On iPhone, X’s help center sends you to x.com to change it. If warnings still show up in search, there’s a second switch: Hide sensitive content in your search settings.
By default, X shows a warning over media that may be sensitive, such as nudity or violence. Your settings default is to provide the warning, “but you can change the setting at any time” (X Help).
How to see sensitive content on X (web)
- On x.com, click the More icon and go to Privacy and safety.
- Find the Content you see section.
- Check the box next to Display media that may contain sensitive content.
Settings are saved automatically (X Help: Reporting and viewing sensitive media).
How to turn sensitive content on or off on iPhone
X’s help center doesn’t give iPhone steps for this setting: it tells you to “adjust your post media settings by logging in to X.com”. So:
- Open x.com in Safari (or on a computer) and log in.
- Follow the web steps above.
- Close and reopen the X app.
X also notes that you can’t click through some sensitive media warnings in the iOS app (X Help: Notices on X).
How to turn sensitive content on or off on Android
- In the top menu, tap the navigation menu icon or your profile icon, then Settings and privacy.
- Tap Privacy and safety.
- Under Safety, check the box next to Display media that may contain sensitive content.
How to turn off sensitive content in X search
Search has its own filter, called safe search. It hides potentially sensitive content and accounts you’ve muted or blocked from your results, even if you allowed sensitive media in your timeline (X Help: How to use X search).
- Run any search on X.
- Open Search settings from the icon next to the search box or on the results page.
- Uncheck Hide sensitive content. You can also uncheck Remove blocked and muted accounts.
X says the change “may take several minutes to go into effect”. Set it once on x.com and it applies to search on the web, iPhone and Android.
To narrow searches further, such as to videos or to one account, use X search operators.
Why you still can’t see some sensitive media
Changing the setting doesn’t unlock everything:
- Age. X restricts viewers who are under 18, or who haven’t added a birth date to their profile, from viewing adult content. Add your birth date in Edit profile if it’s missing.
- The post was withheld or removed. Media withheld in your country, removed for copyright or for breaking X’s rules stays hidden, whatever your settings. See content not available on X for each notice.
- Search filters. If it works in your timeline but not in search, safe search is still on.
How to hide sensitive content on X
To see less of it, keep Display media that may contain sensitive content unchecked and Hide sensitive content checked in search. Then go further:
- mute words, phrases and hashtags you don’t want to see in your timeline and notifications;
- remove followers who post spam or unwanted media in your replies;
- report media that should have a warning: open the post’s more menu, select Report post, then It displays a sensitive image. X reviews the report: flagged media isn’t labeled or removed automatically.
How to mark your own posts as sensitive
If you post media that some people may not want to see, X asks you to label it (X Help: Your media settings):
- For one post: after attaching a photo or video, tap or click the flag icon while editing it, and choose Nudity, Violence or Sensitive.
- For every post: go to Settings and privacy → Privacy and safety → Your posts and turn on Mark media you post as containing material that may be sensitive. Visitors to your profile may then see a message asking them to confirm they want to view it.
If you don’t label sensitive media and it’s reported, X may label it for you, turn that setting on for your account, and after repeated cases, label the whole account.
Frequently asked questions
How do I turn off the sensitive content warning on X?
Go to Settings and privacy, then Privacy and safety, and check “Display media that may contain sensitive content” (under Content you see on the web, under Safety on Android). On iPhone, change it on x.com: the setting then applies to your account.
Why can't I change the sensitive content setting on my iPhone?
X’s help center sends iPhone users to x.com to change this setting. Log in to x.com in Safari or on a computer, change it there, then reopen the app.
Why do I still see sensitive content warnings after changing the setting?
Search has its own filter, “Hide sensitive content”, which you turn off in Search settings. Adult content is also hidden from people under 18 or without a birth date on their profile, whatever the setting.
Is sensitive content shown by default on X?
No. By default X shows a warning over media that may be sensitive, and search hides it. You can change both settings at any time.
How do I mark my own posts as sensitive on X?
For one post, tap the flag icon when editing the photo or video and choose Nudity, Violence or Sensitive. For all your posts, turn on “Mark media you post as containing material that may be sensitive” under Privacy and safety, Your posts.
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