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# X says top accounts steal videos from other users as it announces new video tools

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**Published:** July 7, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.theverge.com/tech/962415/x-video-editor-recycled-content  

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## Overview

Nikita Bier, X's head of product, said in a post on Monday that "[m]any videos from top accounts are simply stolen from other users, sometimes 5 years after they originally went viral," while noting that videos on the platform "make up close to half the impressions on X." According to Bier, X is launching a […]

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