Twitter Changes Logo and Name on Official Account
Twitter’s Logo Change
On Monday, the microblogging site Twitter changed its name and image on its official account from a sparrow to the letter “X”, and its owner, American billionaire Elon Musk, put a new logo on the image of his official account.
Musk’s Announcement
On Sunday, Musk said he was looking forward to the Twitter logo change and tweeted: “We’ll soon say goodbye to the Twitter brand and gradually to all the birds.”
New Twitter Logo
According to one of the many tweets posted yesterday by the billionaire social media platform owner, the new Twitter logo, which is the letter (X) X, was posted at a good time of the night and will go around the world on Monday.
Our headquarters tonight pic.twitter.com/GO6yY8R7fO
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 24, 2023
Musk’s Confirmation
Musk posted an image of a flashing letter (X), and later, during a voice chat via a feature (Twitter Spaces), he answered yes to a question about the existence of a plan to change the Twitter logo. “This should have happened a long time ago,” he added.
Musk said in another tweet that he attached to a photo of himself folding his hands into an (X) shape in front of electric car maker Tesla’s (X) logo, “I’m not sure of the exact clues that led up to this, but I like the (X).”
Musk’s Plans for Twitter
Notably, Musk, who bought Twitter in late October for $44 billion, has repeatedly confirmed that he plans to make Twitter a comprehensive platform similar to China’s WeChat service.
Previous Logo Change
It is noteworthy that in early April, Musk unexpectedly announced the change of the Twitter logo from a bird to a dog (shiba inu), which is used as the logo of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, which led to a rapid increase in the value of the currency in the market.
Criticism and Competition
Twitter drew widespread criticism from users and marketers when Musk announced earlier this month that Twitter would limit the number of tweets that different accounts can read per day.
And the turmoil that Twitter experienced after Musk’s acquisition of it has seen the blogging platform, which launched Meta earlier this month to compete with Twitter, garner more than 100 million registrations in just five days of launch.