Twitter as you now likely know, has changed its name to X.
And it has also changed its official handle from @Twitter to @X. But as with all things involving Elon Musk, this involves disorganization, dumb shit and screwing over someone else. (Musk might not even own the rights to use X for social media..?)
Up until Tuesday evening the @X handle was held by San Francisco photographer, Gene X Hwang, who initiated the account in 2007.
Hwang told TechCrunch that he’d received an email from the company saying that he would be assigned a new handle as his account was now
affiliated with X Corp.”
The company went on to say as
a reflection of our appreciation” he would be offered not money, but “a selection of X merch and an exclusive visit to X’s HQ to meet members of our team.”
The letter was signed simply,
X”
Hwang said afterward,
Maybe I should ask for the bird from the sign since they were dismantling that yesterday too.”
Or maybe a million or two. His new handle is @x1234567998765.
— x (@x12345678998765) July 23, 2023
(via Tech Crunch)
