X shuts down Communities feature citing low usage and rampant spam

Summary

X (formerly Twitter) is shutting down its Communities feature, launched in 2021, due to extremely low user adoption (less than 0.4% of users) and overwhelming spam problems. According to X's head of product Nikita Bier, Communities contributed to 80% of spam reports, financial scams, and malware on the platform despite minimal legitimate usage. The feature was designed to let users connect around shared interests but became a management headache.