Twitter hijacks @X handle, offered user merch, trip to HQ as ‘thank you’
The Twitter user who initially registered the @X handle had their profile forcibly changed after Elon Musk rebranded the social media platform to X. Twitter is currently undergoing a rebrand to X after owner Elon Musk grabbed headlines when he announced that the 17-year-old social media platform he acquired in 2022 would have a new name, logo, look and feel on July 24. X will serve as the new name of the social media platform and a broader ecosystem platform that Musk intends to develop. According to a screenshot shared on the alternative social media platform Stacker.News, representatives of X emailed a user that had initially registered the @X Twitter profile, informing them that the platform would take over the account. A screenshot of an email shows Elon Musk’s rebranded X social media platform offering a user merch andise and a trip to company headquarters after taking over their profile name. Screenshot of the email sent by X to the user. Source: Stacker.News The user was told t...