Claim : Social media platform X has stopped users from copying the links of videos on the X.
Conclusion : The claim is totally false. It was part of a widespread April Fools’ Day prank that began on 1 April 2026 and continued into the following days. The feature to copy links to posts containing videos on X remains fully functional and not changed.
Rating : Totally False 
Several social media users have claimed that it is not possible to copy a link of a video on X. Verified X user ‘LostTemple7’ shared such a claim with the caption : “YOU CAN NO LONGER COPY THE LINK OF A VIDEO ON X”. Attached to the post is an 18-second video compilation of Cillian Murphy clips from Peaky Blinders overlaid with the meme text “literallyme0”. View the post below –
YOU CAN NO LONGER COPY THE LINK OF A VIDEO ON X pic.twitter.com/CYkSVhsI3X
— Lost Temples™ (@LostTemple7) April 2, 2026
Other users have shared similar posts that can be seen here and here
JUST IN: You can no longer copy the link of a video anymore on Xpic.twitter.com/L4UtBVgiFz
— PolyGun (@Polygun_) April 2, 2026
You can no longer copy the link of a video anymore on X 😢
— Bollywood Times (@TimesOfBwood) April 2, 2026
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and found it to be totally false. It turned out to be part of an April Fools’ stunt that started on April 1 2026 by users and stretched into the days after. Sharing video posts via copied links on X was never affected and continues to work normally.
We first manually checked whether it was possible to copy a link of a video on X after checking the claim. The settings clearly show that it is possible to copy the link and share it with anyone. Moreover, X also allows a person to embed a post and share it alongside the link. View a screenshot of the ‘copy link’ option below –
Next, we conducted a web search with the phrase “X removes copy link for video” to learn more about the issue. According to a report by News18, such posts “fetched millions of views overnight was allegedly nothing but an April Fool’s Day prank,” The report also notes how it “does feel like an April Fool’s day joke that has been set up for engagement on the platform” View a section from the report below –
Official X support pages continue to instruct users to tap the Share icon on any post (video or otherwise) and select “Copy link”. No removal or restriction of this feature is mentioned and X has not announced anything. On both mobile apps and web, users can still copy the post URL. View a screenshot of the instructions below –
Thus, the claim is totally false.
