Giant X removed from Twitter HQ after slew of safety complaints

Goodbye, giant X logo sign erected hastily atop Twitter headquarters in San Francisco on Friday night. Just days after the large metal “X” logo was built to mark the new name of Elon Musk’s social media platform, workers were already deconstructing the sign, according to local news reports. It was completely removed by Monday afternoon.…

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, reinstates Kanye West’s account

In yet another instalment of decisions-that-seem-destined-to-end-badly, Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has reinstated the account of Kanye West. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk’s 25-year obsession with ‘X’ explains what he did to Twitter West, who now goes by Ye, was suspended last December after posting a series of antisemitic tweets, including an image of…

Elon Musk reverses plan to get rid of ‘light mode’ on X

Twitter has gone through some drastic changes over the past week. Elon Musk renamed the whole platform “X” and got rid of the iconic blue bird logo, just to name a few of the biggest examples. And Musk had at least one more radical idea for his platform this week: switch X to dark mode…

Musk’s app reinstates user who posted ‘child exploitation photos’

On Wednesday morning, prominent right-wing online personalities were rallying behind a fellow influencer after their account on X, formerly known as Twitter, was suddenly suspended. The account belonged to Dom Lucre, described by BBC reporter Shayan Sardarizadeh as a “right-wing conspiracy theorist and QAnon follower” who is “one of the biggest conspiracy accounts on Twitter,”…

Twitter’s rebrand to X has its website looking like a mess

After decades of looking for something to do with his X.com domain name, Elon Musk has finally found it. Twitter, a globally recognized brand that brought the word “tweet” into the mainstream lexicon around the world, is apparently no more.  Twitter is now X. Musk had previously talked about using Twitter to create his ultimate…

TikTok launches text posts amidst Twitter ‘X’ rebrand

TikTok will now look a little more familiar to Twitter users, on the heels of Twitter’s baffling rebrand to “X.” As Twitter — sorry, X — continues its slow downward spiral into internet garbage, TikTok announced a new text-based format for posts. On Monday, the social media company announced text as a new post option…

How to switch to Mastodon from Twitter now that it’s X

Twitter – now known as X – is going through some turmoil at the moment…to say the least. Ever since the new “Chief Twit” took over, many advertisers and popular users have fled from the app, seeking greener pastures. With the competition at its weakest, many Twitter alternatives have stepped up to take the popular…