Does X search just not work at all anymore? It used to sort-of work but now it doesn’t. Going to Grok for every search, even simple ones, is annoying.
10:45 PM · Jun 24, 2026 · 12.9K Views
Wharton's Ethan Mollick says X's native search is so broken he must use Grok to find posts
Users responded by criticizing the platform's core product management priorities
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Users complain that X search has degraded and become unusable, with switches to Grok often resulting in disappointment over its slowness and unreliability despite one note that Grok quietly won.
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The Whizz AI@TheWhizzAI
@emollick the product quietly broke while grok quietly won
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Mild Mannered Maniac@80sGeek
@emollick min_replies:20 claude
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Klotzkette@Klotzkette
@emollick And Grok is way too slow
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kvick@kvickart
@emollick things seem to move slowly rouhnd these parts 😂
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cindygallop.eth@cindygallop
@emollick It completely doesn't work 😡
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Ask Jorge@askjorge_ai
@emollick Grok search isn’t even that good lmao
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Lilith Datura@LilithDatura
@emollick No, it doesn’t work anymore. I’ve had to go to Grok as well and he’s let me down.
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thestreamingdev()@thestreamingdev
@emollick yup absolutely trash
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David Manheim@davidmanheim
@emollick Don't worry, it's just a temporary distraction - I'm sure once Tesla merges with SpaceX, they'll finally be able to get back to product focus.
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peeyush@peeyuzz
@emollick x users nikita
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Michael Sanislo@the_sigh_op2
@emollick Fear not Ethan, they've got their best guy on it!
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Lilith Datura@LilithDatura
@Klotzkette @emollick He’s very slow, it’s faster to look stuff up yourself and to go to him
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Random Reflection | AI@RandomRl43
@emollick Users shouldn't have to choose between search and AI. The ideal experience combines the strengths of both.
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Cavit Erginsoy@caviterginsoy
@emollick I second this
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Michael Sanislo@the_sigh_op2
@kvickart @emollick Whatever do you mean? It's a top priority!
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