Official: X Platform to Close "Communities" Feature on May 30, Replacing it with XChat and Grok AI

 Nikita Bier, Head of Product at X, announced today, Sunday, April 26, 2026, the final decision to discontinue the "Communities" feature by May 30. Bier explained that the move comes after data showed only 0.4% of users utilized the feature, while it accounted for 80% of scam and spam reports. As an advanced alternative, the platform introduced XChat to support large group conversations, alongside the "Custom Timelines" feature, which utilizes Grok AI to automatically and accurately organize content based on user interests.