Elon Musk’s social network, which was previously known as Twitter, made a key move on Friday by changing its website URL from Twitter.com to X.com.
A few hours ago, Musk verified the switch to X.com on his social media platform. ‘Stating that all core systems have been shifted to X.com. He also posted the new logo, which is a white X on a blue circle.
Elon Musk has repeatedly using the letter X into the branding of his companies. He began this trend in 1999 with his initiative to establish an online financial superstore named X.com. More recently, when he bought Twitter, he formed a company called X Corp to finalize the transaction.
Musk took ownership of Twitter in 2022 and made a number of controversial changes, including rebranding Twitter as X, replacing the classic blue bird logo with ‘X,’ and changing “tweeting” to “posting’ . while “retweeting” to “re-posting.”
Long-time users were confused by the changes as they adjusted to the new platform dynamics.
Despite several modifications, such as rebranding, mobile app updates, and a transition to a subscription-based model. Musk insisted on changing the platform’s URL.
Finally, today’s visitors to Twitter.com were automatically sent to X.com. A notification popped up, saying, “Welcome to X.com! We are upgrading our URL, but your privacy and data protection settings will remain the same.”
