nathans@infosec ~ $ :blinkingcursor: on Nostr: Musk takes @X without paying owner Less than a year after Twitter launched in 2006, ...
Musk takes @X without paying owner
Less than a year after Twitter launched in 2006, Gene X Hwang secured the @X handle on Twitter and over the years attracted over 56,000 followers.
Yesterday, his account vanished, replaced by a "Nothing to see here" message.
Today, @X is in the hand of Elon Musk, who simply took @X, deleted its contents and copied over npub15wmxjrkmtdvqadxuwvg0lrqrjw9w0us77xup94hhkt83v690lksqq9dct2 (npub15wm…dct2)'s content and its 65.9 million followers.
The company reassigned Hwang's existing content to @x12345678998765.
#Twitter #ElonMusk #Musk #BirdSite #HellSite #TwitterMigration
https://boingboing.net/2023/07/26/musk-takes-x-from-user-whos-had-it-since-2007.html
Less than a year after Twitter launched in 2006, Gene X Hwang secured the @X handle on Twitter and over the years attracted over 56,000 followers.
Yesterday, his account vanished, replaced by a "Nothing to see here" message.
Today, @X is in the hand of Elon Musk, who simply took @X, deleted its contents and copied over npub15wmxjrkmtdvqadxuwvg0lrqrjw9w0us77xup94hhkt83v690lksqq9dct2 (npub15wm…dct2)'s content and its 65.9 million followers.
The company reassigned Hwang's existing content to @x12345678998765.
#Twitter #ElonMusk #Musk #BirdSite #HellSite #TwitterMigration
https://boingboing.net/2023/07/26/musk-takes-x-from-user-whos-had-it-since-2007.html