One Million Dollar Article Terms

1) CONTEST PERIOD: The $1 Million Article (the “Contest”) begins at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on January 16, 2026 and ends at 11:59pm PT on January 28, 2026 (“Contest Period”).

2) ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age and age of majority in their state/jurisdiction of residence or older as of date of entry during the Contest Period (“Entrant”) where skill-based contests are permitted and not prohibited by law. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of X Corp. (“X” or “Sponsor”), its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, suppliers, distributors and advertising agencies, their promotion agency (collectively “Released Parties”), their immediate and extended family members (including but not limited to spouses, domestic partners, parents, children, and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and household members of each (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate or win. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Entry constitutes Entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules. X’s decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth in these Official Rules.

3) HOW TO ENTER: Entrants must visit X.com or download the X application from the Apple store or Google Play, subscribe to Premium or Premium+, and publish a qualifying Article (a “Submission”) during the Contest Period. Any information an Entrant shares or submits will be subject to X’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Submissions generated or substantially assisted by automated tools, artificial intelligence, or third parties may be disqualified unless expressly permitted by X.

Submissions must be submitted to and be received by X within the Contest Period to be eligible to enter and win. Submissions cannot be revised once completed and submitted. An Entrant may provide multiple Submissions during the Contest Period.

Screen shots, printouts or other purported “proof” or “evidence” of participation or winning, in lieu of X’s validation process, shall not be binding. Multiple Entrants may not use the same X account. Any attempt by an Entrant to submit a Submission by using unauthorized bots, automated systems, or any other methods to create, alter, or manipulate the Contest or X platform will void that Entrant’s entry and participation and that Entrant may be disqualified. The use of automated software or computer programs, other than as may be provided by X, to participate in the Contest is prohibited, and any individual who uses or attempts to use such methods will be disqualified. Valid Submissions must be original content. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an Entrant, the authorized account holder of the X account used to participate will be deemed to be the Entrant and they must comply with these Official Rules. The potential Winner (as defined below) may be required to show proof of being the authorized X account holder. Entrant acknowledges and agrees that all information submitted in connection with the Contest is accurate and cannot be updated or removed. X is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, garbled or misdirected Submissions, which will be disqualified; for technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, electronic malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software; any failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or any combination thereof; or for any error, human, technical or otherwise; or any injury or damage to Entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with, this Contest. X reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds tampering with the operation or participation process of the Contest or acting in violation of these Official Rules or applicable law. These Official Rules are the sole governing rules for the Contest, including, but not limited to the Contest, and shall supersede and replace any other communications regarding the subject matter hereof.

Publicity Grant: By submitting a Submission, each Entrant irrevocably grants to X and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies, and the successors and assigns and licensees of each of the foregoing, the right to use the Entrant’s name, likeness, voice, persona, biographical information and/or statements attributed to the Entrant and the Entrant’s participation (collectively, “Personality Rights”), in whole or in part, in perpetuity, throughout the world, in all media and formats whether now or later known or developed, including without limitation via X’s and third-party websites and social media and digital channels, for editorial, advertising, trade, promotional and commercial purposes and any other purposes, without further notice or compensation, unless prohibited by law.

Any participation not in compliance with the above and which does not meet the requirements of these Official Rules will be disqualified.

“QUALIFYING ARTICLES” GUIDELINES:

• A Submission must be at least 1,000 English words in length.

• A Submission must not have been previously published, commercially exploited, or submitted to another competition unless otherwise permitted.

• A Submission must not contain, include, or encourage images or activities that may be construed as dangerous, unsafe, or present unreasonable risk of harm to person or property or include pranks or comedic content with negative intent on others.

• A Submission must not contain or mention illegal drugs or stimulants.

• A Submission must not contain content which could be construed as obscene, profane, lewd, nudity, offensive language, defamatory, vulgarity or inappropriate content, or be disparaging to X, as determined in X’s sole discretion. 

• A Submission must not, and Entrant represents and warrants that it will not, violate or infringe any third-party copyright, trademark, trade dress, logos, or other proprietary right of any entity or person (living or deceased), including, but not limited to rights of privacy, publicity, or portrayal in a false light. 

• A Submission must not refer to any commercial/corporate advertising, including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names (other than those owned by X), or slogans, except where the Submission’s main objective is to provide commentary.

• A Submission must not contain political, or religious statements, or be otherwise objectionable.

• A Submission which would otherwise constitute a Submission will be automatically disqualified if it contains X’s partner’s competitor products.

• A Submission must not include any representation or likeness of celebrities, athletes, musicians, or any other public or private figure (living or dead unless you have express permission), any commercial solicitation or promotional materials or last name, address, phone number, or URL address. 

• A Submission must be in keeping with the image or message of X in its sole discretion, or Entrant will be disqualified from the Contest. 

• A Submission must be Entrant’s sole original work.

• A Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hate speech, terrorism, bullying or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.

• A Submission must not contain overtly sexual content.

• A Submission cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about X, its partners or its products or other people, products or companies.

• A Submission must not contain content that is known by Entrant to be false, inaccurate or misleading.

• A Submission must be free of plagiarism. Plagiarism includes using another person’s work, ideas, or expression without appropriate attribution. If a Submission includes third-party material that is not original, the Entrant must clearly and properly cite or obtain permission for its use. 

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entry that, in its sole discretion, fails to meet all requirements set forth in the Official Rules.

By submitting a Submission in this Contest, Entrant grants X and all other such persons as X may designate, the absolute, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right and permission to use, reproduce, publish, store, post, display, distribute, modify, curate, prepare derivative works of and/or otherwise use the Submission, together or separate from Entrant’s Personality Rights, in any manner, form, format, or media now or hereinafter created, including on the Internet, and for any purpose, including but not limited to advertising of X, the Contest, and X’s products, all without further notice, consent or payment.

4) WINNER DETERMINATION: This is a skill-based contest. Winners will be determined based solely on merit, not chance.

At the conclusion of the Contest Period, X shall determine the best Submission submitted and published during the Contest Period. Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:

Adherence to submission guidelines;        
Grammar, spelling, and technical proficiency;
Originality and authenticity; and
Platform engagement (i.e., verified Home Timeline impressions).

The weighting of each criterion will be determined by the Sponsor in advance of judging and applied consistently across all Entries. Judges’ decisions are final and binding.

By participating, Entrants agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of X, which shall be final and binding in all respects to the Contest.

5) WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential Winner will be notified from X to the X account used to enter the Contest. Entrants are solely responsible for monitoring their X account for notification. Potential Winner must follow the instructions provided within the notification within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt to verify them. The potential Winner will then be sent via email link, a Declaration of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release (where legal) and Assignment of Rights (“Declaration”) and will be required to complete, sign, and return Declaration via email link within five (5) business days of being notified in order to be confirmed a Winner. If any potential Winner fails to return the required documents within the required time period, or the potential Winner notification is returned undeliverable, or in the event that the potential Winner is disqualified for any reason, an alternate Winner will be decided in similar accordance with the determination outlined in Section 4. There will be a maximum of  three (3) attempts to determine a Winner or the Prize will go unawarded. X reserves the right to select one or more alternate Winners for any unawarded Prizes. X assumes no responsibility for undeliverable potential Winner notification resulting from any form of active or passive filtering by email service providers or for insufficient space in user’s account to receive email. The potential Winner may be subject to a background check at the sole discretion of X. Based on the results of the background check the potential Winner may be disqualified: (a) if charged with or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor; (b) if X determines, in its sole discretion, that the potential Winner may reflect unfavorably on the Contest or X; (c) if the potential Winner is not eligible to receive such prizes based on the eligibility requirements set forth in these Official Rules. 

6) PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize: $1,000,000. The Grand Prize may not be assigned, sold, or otherwise transferred to anyone else by Winner.

X will use a third party payment processor (“Payment Processor”) to award the Grand Prize. To receive the Grand Prize, Winner will first need to create an account with the Payment Processor who will require certain identity verification information, such as providing proof of identity and/or residence. If Winner provides the Payment Processor an address outside of the State of California, Winner shall verify that it performs the services under these terms outside of the State of California. Winner will also be required to submit payment and tax information to the Payment Processor. If X or the Payment Processor determines as part of the payment onboarding process, or later, that payments cannot be made for any reason, Winner will be disqualified. Winner expressly authorizes X to access data about its Payment Processor connected account activity and transactions and to conduct other activities in connection with the processing and monitoring of payments under these terms.

7) GENERAL RULES: All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of Winner and they will receive an IRS 1099 tax form for the year that their prize is awarded. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By entering the Contest, each Entrant agrees: (i) to be bound by these Official Rules, including entry requirements; (ii) to waive any rights to claim ambiguity with respect to these Official Rules; (iii) to waive all of his/her rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against any of the Released Parties in connection with the Contest; and (iv) to forever and irrevocably agree to release and hold harmless each of the Released Parties from any and all claims, lawsuits, judgments, causes of action, proceedings, demands, fines, penalties, liability, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) that may arise in connection with: (a) the Contest, including, but not limited to, any Contest-related activity or element thereof, and the Entrant's Submission(s), participation or inability to participate in the Contest; (b) the violation of any third-party privacy, personal, publicity or proprietary rights; (c) acceptance, attendance at, receipt, travel related to, participation in, delivery of, possession, defects in, use, non-use, misuse, inability to use, loss, damage, destruction, negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the use of a prize (or any component thereof), participation in the Contest or any use associated with the Grand Prize; (d) any change in the prizing (or any components thereof); (e) human error; (f) any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of the Released Parties; (g) lost, late, stolen, misdirected, damaged or destroyed prizing (or any element thereof); or (h) the negligence or willful misconduct by Entrant. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR MANIPULATE ANY WEB SITE/X ACCOUNT OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST ARE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, X RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Any suspected use of robotic, automatic, programmed, or the like methods of participation will void all such submissions by such methods. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of X (e.g., events such as natural calamities, national emergencies, widespread illnesses, declarations of war, acts of God, acts of terrorism, etc.) which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, then X reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel the Contest. X reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with any process or harasses X, Released Parties, or any other Entrant. The Released Parties, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, owners, distributors, retailers, agents, assignees, advertising/promotion agencies, representatives, and agents shall have no liability and will be released and held fully harmless from any claim, action, liability, loss, injury or damage, including without limitation personal injury or death to winners or any third party or damage to personal or real property due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly by any reason, including the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize and/or participation in this Contest. Information submitted by Entrants are the views/opinions of individual Entrants and do not reflect the views of X or Released Parties in any manner. X is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prizes. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest materials and the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

8) DISPUTE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT - BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY – IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT ENTRANT’S LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.

a. General. The following provisions are important with respect to the agreement between Entrant and X regarding X’s features and services memorialized by these terms. Subject to the provisions below, including exceptions set forth in this Section, Entrant and X agree to arbitrate any disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to these terms and/or Entrant’s participation in the Contest (individually a “Dispute,” or more than one, “Disputes”).

b. Initial Dispute Resolution. Most disputes between Entrant and X can be resolved informally. Entrant may contact X here. Please provide a brief description of the nature and bases for concerns, contact information, and the specific relief sought. The parties shall use their best efforts through this support process to settle any Dispute other than an Exempted Dispute. Entrant and X agree that good faith participation in this informal process is required and must be completed as set forth above before either party can initiate arbitration regarding any Dispute.

c. BINDING ARBITRATION. If parties cannot reach an agreed upon resolution regarding a Dispute within a period of thirty (30) days from the time informal dispute resolution commences under the Initial Dispute Resolution provision above, then either party may initiate binding arbitration, which will be the sole means to resolve any Dispute, subject to the terms set forth below and except for claims brought in small claims court or Exempted Disputes, unless Entrant opts out. Specifically, all Disputes shall be finally resolved exclusively through binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in Bastrop, Texas, and through a single mutually agreed upon arbitrator who must be a formal federal judge, in accordance with the provisions of the AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Rules, available at www.adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1.800.778.7879, except as provided below. ENTRANT AND X HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR JUDGE, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO EXEMPTED DISPUTES.

Except with respect to Exempted Disputes, the arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any Dispute, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of these terms are void or voidable, or whether a Dispute is subject to arbitration. The arbitrator shall be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in a court under law or in equity, provided that such relief (including injunctive relief) is limited to Entrant’s individual circumstances. Notwithstanding the requirements of this arbitration provision, if the Dispute involves a claim for public injunctive relief, Entrant may choose to sever that claim from the arbitration proceeding and bring it in any court of proper jurisdiction. The arbitrator’s award shall be written and binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

ENTRANT HAS ONE (1) YEAR TO BRING A CLAIM AGAINST X. Entrant must bring any claim against X arising out of or related to these terms within one (1) year after the date of the occurrence of the event or facts giving rise to the dispute, unless applicable law provides that the normal statute of limitations for that claim may not be shortened by agreement. If no such claim is brought within this period, Entrant forever waives the right to pursue any claim or cause of action, of any kind or character, based on such events or facts, and such claims or causes of action are permanently banned, and X will have no liability with respect to such claim.

d. Filing Process and Costs. To start an arbitration, Entrant can get submission instructions at: https://adr.org/Support. X will pay the consumer’s initial filing fee of $200, however notwithstanding any rules of the AAA to the contrary, the parties agree to share equally all other costs of the arbitration, including the arbitrator's fees and expenses, except to the extent required by law. The arbitrator (and not AAA) shall have the sole authority to determine any disputes that arise concerning the allocation of costs and expenses, including the fees and expenses of the arbitrator. If the arbitrator determines that claims were filed for the purposes of harassment or were patently frivolous, the arbitrator can reallocate the arbitrator’s compensation and administrative fees, including the filing and hearing fees, as set forth in the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules. The parties understand that, absent this mandatory provision, they would have the right to sue in court and have a jury trial. They further understand that, in some instances, the costs of arbitration could exceed the costs of litigation and the right to discovery may be more limited in arbitration than in court.

e. Location. Arbitration will take place on a documents-only basis or you can choose to conduct the proceedings by telephone, video, or in-person. For in-person arbitration, the proceedings will be in the city or county where Entrant resides or, if Entrant does not reside in the United States, in the State of Texas.

f. Class Action Waiver. To the extent permitted by law, Entrant also waives the right to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action, collective action or representative action proceeding.

g. Severability. If it is determined that any part of this Dispute Resolution Agreement cannot be enforced as to a particular claim for relief or remedy (such as injunctive relief), then that claim or remedy (and only that claim or remedy) shall be severed and must be brought in a court of proper jurisdiction and any other claims must be arbitrated.

h. Exception - Exempted Disputes and Small Claims Court Claims - Forum Selection. Notwithstanding the parties’ decision to resolve all other Disputes through arbitration, any disputes, claims, or controversies arising from fraud (“Exempted Disputes”) shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal or state courts located in New York County, New York, United States, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum. Without prejudice to, and notwithstanding the foregoing, Entrant agrees that, in its sole discretion, X may bring any Exempted Dispute we have against Entrant in any competent court in the United States. Either party may also seek relief in a small claims court for disputes or claims within the scope of that court's jurisdiction.  

i. 30-Day Right to Opt Out. If Entrant wishes to opt out and not be bound by these arbitration provisions set forth above, written notice of such decision to opt out can be sent to the following address:

X Corp.
Attn: Legal Department - Arbitration Opt Out
865 FM 1209, Building 2
Bastrop, TX 78602

If Entrant has already accepted the terms to the Content, Entrant may submit an opt out notice by writing to X here.

Written notification must include Entrant’s name, X account handle, the email address or phone number associated with the account handle, and a clear statement that Entrant does not wish to resolve Disputes with X.

The notice must be sent within 30 days of Entrant’s acceptance of these terms, otherwise Entrant shall be bound to arbitrate disputes in accordance with the terms of those provisions. Entrant may also send the notice prior to accepting these terms, in which case X will deem Entrant to have opted out of arbitration. Entrant’s decision to opt out of this arbitration provision will have no adverse effect on its relationship with X or the delivery of features or services by X. If Entrant opts out of those provisions, X also will not be bound by them.

j. Changes to this Section. X will provide 30-days’ notice of any material change to this Dispute Resolution Agreement. Changes will become effective on the 30th day and will apply prospectively only to any claims arising after the 30th day.

k. Choice of Law. THESE TERMS MEMORIALIZE A TRANSACTION IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE. THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT AND INTERPRETING CASE LAW GOVERN THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THESE ARBITRATION PROVISIONS, WITHOUT REGARD TO STATE LAW. To the extent state substantive law applies to any Dispute, the law of the State of Texas shall apply, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

l. Survival. This Dispute Resolution Agreement survives the end of the relationship between Entrant and X, including cancellation of or unsubscribing from any services or communications provided by X.

9) GAMBLING PROHIBITION: This Contest is strictly for entertainment purposes and may not be used in connection with any form of gambling.

10) PRIVACY: X will be collecting personal data about Entrants online for purposes of this Contest only unless opted in otherwise, in accordance with its Privacy Policy. Please review X's Privacy Policy at https://x.com/privacy. By participating in the Contest, Entrants hereby agree to X's collection and usage of their personal information for purposes of fulfilling this Contest and acknowledge that they have read and accepted X's Privacy Policy. 

11) SPONSOR: X Corp., 865 FM 1209, Building 2, Bastrop, TX 78602.