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X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in domain names, breaking legit URLs (mashable.com)

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On Monday, it appears X attempted to encourage users to cease referring to it as Twitter and instead adopt the name X. Some users began noticing that posts viewed via X for iOS were changing any references of "Twitter.com" to "X.com" automatically.

If a user typed in "Twitter.com," they would see "Twitter.com" as they typed it before hitting "Post." But, after submitting, the platform would show "X.com" in its place on the X for iOS app, without the user's permission, for everyone viewing the post.

And shortly after this revelation, it became clear that there was another big issue: X was changing anything ending in "Twitter.com" to "X.com."

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[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 30 points 7 months ago

I've been thinking about this while on the toilet. Why there? Because that's about the only time I waste time thinking about Twitter.

Call it X. Call it muskX. Call it whatever

But don't call it Twitter

See, twitter is dead. X is trying to capitalize on the corpse.

Continuing to call it Twitter just gives validity and credibility to X by pretending that it's the same thing under a different name.

Call it Shitter, call it anything but what gives musk any validation at all

[-] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

Interesting reasoning, but I prefer mine. I will keep calling it Twitter if only because its CEO fumes when it's being called Twitter. And I'm okay with that.

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

It is usually spelt "xitter"

[-] Threeme2189@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I'm partial to Twixxer myself.

[-] Railing5132@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I prefer Ex-twitter

[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

The platform formerly known as Twitter.

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Twatter

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Call it twitter, but just make it a mastodon instance. Toots not tweets.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

I just... don't talk about it at all... Nothing of value is lost.

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