My address just got posted on X (Twitter)

Archive the tweet on web.archive.org.

Open archive.org/web, paste the tweet URL, hit "Save Page Now." This creates a permanent timestamped record that survives deletion. Save the resulting archive URL — you will need it for the police report.

Screenshot the tweet, the profile, and the replies.

Tweet text, timestamp, account handle, follower count. Profile bio. Top replies and quote-tweets. Save before the poster locks the account or deletes.

Get the family to a known room.

Pick the room everyone goes to in any home emergency. Phone with you. Door locked. Treat the post as a possible precursor to a visit.

File the X takedown.

Use help.x.com under "Report private information." The form asks for the URL, the type of information, and your relationship to it. Cite the policy on "posting private media or personal information without consent."

File on every quote-tweet and screenshot reply.

X treats each post as a separate report. A QT carrying the same address needs its own filing. Same for any reply that pastes the address as text or a screenshot.

Notify your chain of command.

Supervisor, watch commander, or threat-assessment liaison — whoever runs threat response on your side. Send them the archive URL, the tweet URL, and the report reference number. They may want to flag dispatch or agency security.

Monitor for amplifiers.

Search the address, your last name, your handle, and the original poster's handle. Amplifier accounts typically pile on within the first 2-4 hours. Catch them while you can still archive.

File a formal police report.

Doxxing is criminal in many states under harassment, stalking, or specific protection statutes for officers, judges, and other public officials. Bring the archive URL — that is the evidence the report will rest on if the original tweet gets deleted before charges are filed.

Re-file the X takedown if it has not moved.

X regularly closes the first report as "no violation found." Re-file from a different angle — physical safety risk, doxxing of a peace officer or public official, harassment campaign. Each filing gets reviewed independently.

Tell the kids' school and the spouse's workplace.

Brief the school office and HR. Flag any unfamiliar pickups, visitors, or callers. People who post addresses often try the workplace next.

Run a free scan on the household.

See the free scan. The result shows which broker pages currently list your address — almost certainly where the tweet pulled it from. Same scan for spouse and parents.

Start the broker cleanup.

Either DIY across the major brokers or have us run continuous coverage. The tweet is the symptom; the broker pages are the source. Close the source and the next person searching cannot find you.

For NJ residents, file Daniel's Law demands.

See Daniel's Law. $1,000 per violation in statutory damages if a broker fails to remove within ten business days.

Loop in the FBI field office.

If the post includes a threat or amplifies into a coordinated harassment campaign, the local field office handles interstate online targeting of public-facing personnel. Bring the archive links and the report numbers.

Move temporary if the volume keeps climbing.

When a tweet passes serious viral velocity with replies aimed at locating you, X takedowns will not catch up. Some departments and agencies have a relocation protocol — use it without shame. If yours doesn't, a hotel for a few nights is worth the cost.

Continuous broker cleanup.

A one-time opt-out is a delay, not a fix. Most brokers re-list within 3-6 months. We re-check every two weeks across 200+ broker sites and re-file the same day you reappear.

Sweep the household.

Brokers list you alongside spouse, parents, and adult kids on the same page. Closing one address closes the others. The next post that finds a relative is the same risk to you.

Recurring confirmation, not a one-time setup.

Every quarter, re-run the scan and confirm the address pages are still empty. Brokers reappear silently — the only way to know is to check.