How to unsubscribe from X (Twitter) emails
To unsubscribe from X (Twitter) emails, go to Settings and privacy → Notifications → Preferences → Email notifications on x.com and either switch the master toggle off or uncheck individual types. X does not run a single mailing list - every kind of activity (likes, reposts, mentions, new followers) plus news and recommendations from X has its own checkbox, and one master switch sits above them all. Security and administrative mail, like login alerts and password resets, continues no matter what you untick.
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Method 1: turn off all X email notifications at once
- Sign in at x.com, click More in the left-hand menu, then Settings and privacy. In the mobile app, tap your profile picture and choose Settings and privacy.
- Open Notifications, then Preferences.
- Select Email notifications.
- Switch the Email notifications toggle at the top off. Every activity and digest email stops with that one switch.
This is the rare consumer app with a genuine kill switch, and it is the fastest route if you never want another "You have new notifications on X" digest. X documents the flow in its own help article on updating email preferences. Note that the product renamed from Twitter to X, so older guides referencing twitter.com menus still map onto the same screens.
Method 2: keep some emails, uncheck the rest
Leave the master toggle on and work through the checkboxes instead. They fall into two broad groups: activity related to you and your posts (someone likes or reposts you, mentions and replies, new followers, direct messages) and mail from X itself (news, top posts you might be interested in, product tips, and recommendations). The "from X" group is where most of the promotional volume lives, so unticking just that half quiets the inbox while keeping genuinely personal alerts like DMs.
Method 3: the unsubscribe link inside the email
Every X notification email carries an unsubscribe link in the footer. Clicking it unchecks the setting for that specific notification type - not everything - which makes it a scalpel rather than a hammer. Gmail and Apple Mail also read the List-Unsubscribe header on these messages and show their native one-click button at the top, which has the same per-type effect.
Method 4: bulk-unsubscribe across your social accounts
Social networks are the loudest senders most people have, and X is rarely alone. If its digests are in your inbox, Facebook emails and mail from Meta's newer network are usually right beside them (see how to unsubscribe from Threads emails). ClearMyInbox scans your inbox, groups every social sender in one list, and processes the opt-outs in bulk so you are not signing into six platforms to hunt six settings screens.
When the X emails do not stop
Three usual suspects. First, a second account: settings are per account, and an old alt pointed at the same address will keep emailing until you sign in and silence it too. Second, a partial opt-out: a footer click only stopped one type, and the digest that annoyed you comes from another checkbox. Third, mail that is exempt by design - service announcements and security alerts sit outside the toggles entirely. ClearMyInbox removes the guesswork: about a month after your unsubscribe it re-checks whether the sender genuinely went quiet and labels it Confirmed stopped, or flags it as still emailing so you know a toggle or an alt account is still live.
Filter or block what remains
For anything that survives the settings screen, move the fight to your mailbox. Gmail users can open one of the digests, choose Filter messages like this, and route future ones straight to the archive - a wiser choice than deleting, since login alerts share sender infrastructure with digests on some streams. Outlook users get the same result from Sweep, which files everything from the address as it arrives; reserve the Blocked senders list for mail you never want to see under any circumstances. The broader mailbox-side playbook is covered in how to stop unwanted emails on Gmail.
Frequently asked questions
How do I turn off all X emails at once?▾
Open Settings and privacy → Notifications → Preferences → Email notifications and switch the master Email notifications toggle off. That single switch silences every activity and digest email in one move, without touching push or in-app notifications.
Why am I still getting emails from X after unsubscribing?▾
The settings screen splits email into many separate checkboxes - activity about you and your posts, plus news, recommendations, and tips from X. A footer unsubscribe only unchecks the one type that sent that email, so other types keep sending. Use the master toggle if you want silence across the board.
Does the unsubscribe link in an X email actually work?▾
Yes. Clicking it unchecks the notification setting for that particular email type in your account. Gmail and Apple Mail also surface a native one-click Unsubscribe button on X digests via the List-Unsubscribe header, which does the same thing without opening the site.
Will X still email me about logins and security?▾
Yes. X states that service announcements and administrative messages are part of providing the service, so new-login alerts, password resets, and policy notices continue even with the master email toggle off. No setting removes those, and you should not filter them away either.
I have more than one X account - do I need to change each one?▾
Yes. Email notification settings are stored per account, so an alt account pointed at the same mailbox keeps emailing until you sign into it and turn its own toggle off. This is the most common reason the inbox stays noisy after a confident opt-out.
Does turning off email notifications affect my push notifications?▾
No. Email, push, and SMS are separate channels in the X notifications preferences. Switching email off leaves the app badge and push alerts exactly as they were, so you lose nothing by killing the email copy of every like and mention.