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New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name
Get your shortnames while the getting’s good.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/new-twitter-launches-says-musks-x-gave-up-the-name/emoji3
Replying to @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
I hope this takes off and people start using “tweet” and “twitter” again and it makes “x” completely irrelevant like his Hitler salute should have
Edit: it cost $20 to join?! I’m out
Replying to @mrmisses@lemmy.world
people start using “tweet” and “twitter” again
I never stopped
Replying to @NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
No one else did either
Replying to @NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
I called it X-twitter. I didn’t really use “tweet” though; mostly because I tend to talk about toots more than tweets.
Replying to @luciferofastora@feddit.org
I tend to talk about my toots after I eat a can of spicy chili beans right out the can