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Elon Musk, 52, didn’t achieve any new followers when he formally modified Twitter’s iconic blue chicken brand to an “X” on Monday, July 24, in his newest transfer to rebrand the social media platform. Elon first unveiled the brand new brand by sharing a photo of an X projected onto Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters. “Quickly we will bid adieu to the Twitter model and, step by step, all of the birds,” Elon tweeted.
However the main brand change to Twitter didn’t go over effectively with most customers, who shared their very own tweets (or “X’s, as Elon wants them to be called now) to mock the billionaire’s “ridiculous” enterprise resolution. See a number of the finest tweets under!
The letter X will likely be holding a press convention later right now. #TwitterX pic.twitter.com/qXKNYLTqLe
— Sesame Road (@sesamestreet) July 24, 2023
Welcome to X#TwitterX pic.twitter.com/OubNoC9MHe
— David Leavitt 🎲🎮🧙♂️🌈 (@David_Leavitt) July 24, 2023
Elon Musk by no means fails at making adjustments NOBODY desires ‼️ #RIPTwitter #TwitterX pic.twitter.com/xd1uJqccfs
— Redd (@ReddCinema) July 24, 2023
When the #TwitterX rebranding is full and we have all grow to be X-Males 😢 pic.twitter.com/7gxbYIqpzF
— Fandom (@getFANDOM) July 24, 2023
Get that outta right here #TwitterX pic.twitter.com/rd8uKIOkVW
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) July 24, 2023
Elon purchased Twitter for $44 billion in April and shortly after he modified the identify of the corporate from Twitter Inc. to X Corp. Since then, he’s made extra main alterations to the platform, like limiting day by day direct messages and day by day studying posts for unverified customers, that hasn’t sat effectively with most individuals. By way of the brand new brand change, Elon told his followers that altering it to “X” was to “embody the imperfections in us all that make us distinctive.”
Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino appears to be one of many few individuals who is worked up concerning the “X” brand. “X is the long run state of limitless interactivity — centered in audio, video, messaging, funds/banking — creating a worldwide market for concepts, items, companies, and alternatives,” Linda wrote in a tweet after the brand new brand was launched. “Powered by AI, X will join us all in methods we’re simply starting to think about. For years, followers and critics alike have pushed Twitter to dream greater, to innovate quicker, and to meet our nice potential. X will try this and extra.”
Elon’s influence resulted in Meta (which owns Instagram) launching their very own Twitter competitor, known as Threads, on July 5. Elon accused the new platform of being a “copycat” after it launched with hundreds of thousands of customers. When Elon caught wind concerning the platform in June, he challenged Meta proprietor Mark Zuckerberg to a battle on Twitter. “I’m certain Earth can’t wait to be solely beneath Zuck’s thumb with no different choices,” Elon tweeted, sarcastically, on June 20. “At the least will probably be ‘sane.’ Was fearful there for a second,” he added. Mark didn’t again down and posted a screenshot of Elon’s tweet to his Instagram Story and wrote, “Ship me location.” Elon then proposed that the battle ought to go down at “Vegas Octagon.”
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