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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
- Cash grab on an old name and hoping people pony up the $20 to join it.
- Not using ActivityPub or ATProto.
Yeah, it’s already DOA.
If anyone is serious about creating a new centralised social network these days, they have already lost.
Replying to @crakila@lemmy.world
Shame. A new Twitter that supports all the open protocols would have been cool. Fediverse with a name people recognise.
Isn’t that just Mastodon?
Replying to @itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world
Mastodon is not called Twitter, and the vast majority of people have no idea what it is, unfortunately. A Mastodon instance called Twitter would be a great idea, although I think Mastodon doesn’t support all the protocols like Friendica does. But Friendica is too unlike Twitter.
I suppose that could potentially drag Mastodon’s developer into a legal fight (if X were to sue them), which would be costly and a distraction.
Replying to @jonzobot@lemmy.ca
Not mastodon devs but the instance owners
Replying to @Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it
I have a feeling that Musk is gonna sue who he’s gonna sue.
Replying to @jonzobot@lemmy.ca
Mh yeah you are quite right i guess, he’s dumb and rich