Why Do People Unsubscribe from X.com (Twitter) Emails, or Mark It as Spam?
In our 2025 research of the most annoying email susbcriptions, based on the inbox actions of 10,292 Clean Email users, Twitter — now rebranded as X.com — ranked #39 in the Top 50 Most Spammers and #31 in the Most Unsubscribed Senders.
That’s not a coincidence — it shows how many users are fed up with the constant stream of notifications, digests, and updates flooding their inboxes.
Part of the frustration comes from the way X.com sends its messages. Instead of using one consistent address, it blasts out emails from a mix of them — like info@twitter.com, notify@x.com, noreply@twitter.com, and several others. This patchwork of senders makes it difficult to turn off Twitter email notifications or block them effectively.
With so many alerts about likes, retweets, and new followers — and no simple “unsubscribe from all” option — many users simply give up and mark X.com as spam instead.
Which X.com (Twitter) Emails Should You Unsubscribe From?
Not all X.com (Twitter) emails are equal — some are just noise, while others are essential for keeping your account secure. The tricky part is that X.com sends messages from many different addresses, which makes it harder to tell what’s safe to unsubscribe from or block.
Here are the main senders you might see:
- info@twitter.com – General updates, announcements, and marketing content
- notify@twitter.com – Engagement emails such as likes, retweets, and mentions
- noreply@twitter.com – Account alerts, login notices, and less interactive updates
- verify@twitter.com – Security system alerts and unusual login attempt notifications
- password@twitter.com – Password reset and account recovery emails
- info@x.com – Promotional and announcement emails under the new X.com branding
- notify@x.com – Engagement-style notifications branded as X.com
⚠️ Warning: It’s safe to block or unsubscribe from the info@ and notify@ senders, but keep emails from verify@twitter.com and password@twitter.com since these are critical for account security and recovery.
With the Unsubscriber feature from Clean Email, you can make Twitter stop sending emails in just a few clicks instead of hunting through settings.
Here’s how to Unsubscribe from Twitter / X.com Emails:
Step 1: Open Clean Email and sign in with your account (available on iOS, Android, and web).
Step 2: Go to the Unsubscriber section.
Step 3: Type Twitter in the search bar.
Step 4: Select the senders you want to remove and click Unsubscribe.
Clean Email will automatically stop future emails from those addresses — no settings maze required.
💡 Tip: If your email account is over two years old, check for senders from both twitter.com and x.com, since older messages often use the original domain.
How to Turn Off Email Notifications on Twitter / X.com: 3 options
There’s more than one way to make your Twitter emails a thing of the past. Choose the method to turn off Twitter emails that’s easiest for you:
Option 1: Stop Twitter Email Notifications via the Mobile App
If you have Twitter on your smartphone, open the app and follow these steps:
- Head to the Settings & Privacy menu.
- Select Email Notifications.
- If email is enabled, click Turn Off to stop all emails.
- If you only want to turn off certain messages, scroll down to uncheck the types of emails you no longer wish to receive.
- Click Save Your Changes at the bottom.
Option 2: Turn Off Emails From Twitter via Desktop Browser
Alternatively, you can change your Twitter email settings using the same steps in Option 1 via a desktop browser. Just log in to your account and do the following:
- Go to the Settings & Privacy menu and choose Email Notifications.
- If email is enabled, click Turn Off.
- If you only want to turn off certain emails, scroll down to uncheck the types of messages you no longer need.
- Then click Save Your Changes.
Option 3: Unsubscribe from Twitter Emails via a Twitter Email
If you have a message from Twitter in your inbox right now, you can open it to unsubscribe and stop Twitter email notifications for good.
- Open the message.
- Locate the Unsubscribe link (this may vary depending on the mail service provider you’re using). Clicking this link will redirect you to Twitter to update your preferences.
- You will receive confirmation that your changes are successful.
Can People See Your Email on Twitter?
By default, Twitter (X.com) does not display your email address publicly on your profile. Other users can’t see it when they visit your account. However, your email is still tied to your account for login, password resets, and security alerts.
That means if your Twitter account ever gets hacked, the attacker could view your account settings, where your registered email address is stored. While hidden from the public, it becomes accessible to anyone who takes control of your account. Once they have your email, they can misuse it in a couple of ways:
- Credential stuffing: testing your email on other websites and apps, hoping you reused the same email-and-password combo. If you did, those accounts could also be compromised.
- Phishing: sending fake “reset password” or “security alert” emails to trick you into giving up login credentials for other accounts.
This is why using a unique email address for Twitter, combined with strong passwords and two-factor authentication, is so important. It limits the damage even if your account is hacked.
Check if Your Twitter Email Was Exposed with Privacy Monitor
Clean Email helps you take this one step further with its Privacy Monitor tool. This feature automatically checks the email address you signed up with against known data breaches and alerts you if your information has ever been exposed.
💡 Note: Privacy Monitor is completely free for all Clean Email users and works for all email accounts you connect. It also runs automatically — you don’t need to activate or enable anything, as Clean Email is always monitoring and looking out for your privacy.
How to check your Privacy Monitor:
- Sign up or log into Clean Email using the same email address connected to your Twitter (X) account.
- From the main dashboard, open Privacy Monitor.
- The tool will instantly show whether that email has appeared in any known data leaks.
🔎 For example, for my old account Privacy Monitor recently flagged the largest Twitter-related leak to date. In early 2023, over 200 million records scraped from Twitter appeared on a hacking forum. The data, originally obtained in 2021, came from an abused API that linked email addresses to Twitter profiles. The leaked dataset included not just emails, but also names, usernames, and follower counts, affecting more than 211 million people.
By May 2023, I started receiving several emails from verify@twitter.com with Security System Alerts about unusual login attempts (check yours!). If you see similar alerts in your inbox, it’s a sign that someone may already be trying to break into your account. That’s when it’s crucial to change your password immediately, enable two-factor authentication, and make sure the email tied to your Twitter account hasn’t been exposed in other leaks.
What to do if a leak is found:
- Immediately change your X password (and any other accounts using the same email/password combo).
- Enable two-factor authentication to secure logins.
- If leaks are repeated, consider assigning a separate email just for X, keeping your main inbox isolated.
How to Spot Fake Emails Pretending to Be from X
Phishing emails that mimic Twitter or X are common, and they’re designed to trick you into clicking links or giving away your login details. The good news: there are clear warning signs if you know what to look for.
Common red flags include:
- Sender addresses that aren’t from official X domains (like @x.com or @e.x.com) or use misspellings and free email providers.
- Generic greetings (“Dear user”) instead of your actual name.
- Strange subject lines with typos, odd punctuation, or random emojis.
- Offers that seem too good to be true.
- Urgent or threatening language — “Your account will be locked today!”
- Bad grammar and spelling errors you wouldn’t see in a real X email.
- Links that don’t match the displayed URL, use shorteners, or lead to unsecured sites.
- Emails with poor design, blurry logos, or mismatched branding.
- Requests for sensitive info or passwords. X will never ask for your password or send attachments in an email.
These tactics are all about creating urgency so you click without thinking. Whenever you see an email that feels suspicious, don’t click anything. Instead, log in directly to X.com to check your account.
How to Remove Your Email from Twitter (X.com)
If you’d like to detach your current email from your Twitter account, you can do so directly in your account settings:
- Log in to Twitter (X.com).
- Go to Settings → Your Account → Account information → Email.
- Enter a new email address or choose to remove the existing one.
⚠️ Note: Twitter (X.com) requires every account to have a valid email or phone number on file. You can’t have an account without at least one point of contact. What you can do is replace your old email with a secondary one you don’t use often.
