X usuarios reportan fallos en traducción automática

X users said on Saturday, May 24, that the platform’s automatic translation feature was behaving differently, with some reporting that translated posts had reverted to a manual “Translate post” prompt. Several posts on X also described feeds filling with Spanish-language content after users changed language settings, though X had not publicly posted an explanation that could be verified independently. An April 8 report by Moneycontrol said X had rolled out automatic post translation powered by Grok, replacing the earlier tap-to-translate flow for many users. A separate April 1 report by PiunikaWeb said users had complained that the feature was intrusive and that X had added a way to disable automatic translation for individual languages rather than with a single global switch. ### What were users saying changed on May 24? Posts cited in the social briefing described two related complaints on May 24: automatic translation no longer appearing by default, and language settings producing unexpected feed changes. The cited discussion centered on Spanish-language posts, with users saying translations had become erratic or that their timelines suddenly showed more Spanish content after settings changes. The social briefing linked one thread from user skievelavabo and two other posts discussing the translation behavior. (moneycontrol.com) Those X pages were not readable through web search results in this session, so the underlying screenshots and wording could not be independently extracted from the pages themselves. What could be verified is that the complaints match a broader debate that followed X’s recent auto-translation rollout. ### When did X switch from manual translation to automatic translation? An April 8 article from Moneycontrol said X had introduced automatic post translation powered by Grok, allowing posts in other languages to be translated automatically as users scrolled. The article said the earlier version required users to tap a translate button on each post. (x.com) PiunikaWeb reported on April 1 that users were already asking whether the feature could be turned off. That report said X did not offer a full platform-wide disable option at the time, but did let users control translation on a language-by-language basis from translated posts. ### Why would Spanish posts show up after a language-setting change? X’s language controls have long influenced both interface language and the languages of content shown in feeds. (moneycontrol.com) A wikiHow guide that describes X’s settings flow said desktop users can go to “Accessibility, display, and languages” and then “Languages” to manage app and post languages, including more than one language. (piunikaweb.com) PiunikaWeb said one workaround users discussed was adding languages they know so X would be less aggressive about translating them. That does not prove the May 24 complaints were caused by a settings bug, but it does show that X’s language preferences and translation behavior are linked in ways users have been trying to manage manually. ### Did X explain the feature publicly? (wikihow.com) Moneycontrol reported that the feature was part of X’s broader push to add Grok-powered tools inside the app. The article said users could disable automatic translation for specific languages from controls attached to translated posts. (piunikaweb.com) An independent how-to article published in 2025 also described the older manual flow, in which users clicked a small “Translate post” link when X detected a language different from their default. That description matches the behavior some users said they were seeing again on May 24. ### What can users check now? Users who want to test the issue can still review X’s language menus and per-language translation controls. (moneycontrol.com) The settings path described in recent guides is “Settings and privacy,” then “Accessibility, display, and languages,” then “Languages,” where app and post language preferences can be adjusted. As of May 25, the clearest next evidence remains on X itself: the May 24 threads, their screenshots, and any statement from X or xAI about whether the Grok-powered translation rollout changed again over the weekend. (askdavetaylor.com) (x.com) (wikihow.com)