The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, has officially adopted X.com for all its core systems.
TakeAway Points:
- X.com has officially been adopted by the social network, formerly known as Twitter, for all its core systems.
- A message now appears at the bottom of the X login page that reads, “We are letting you know that we are changing our URL, but your privacy and data protection settings remain the same.”
- Linda Yaccarino stated in 2023, “X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments, and banking—creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities.”
Twitter is now X
Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, stated today that all of the company’s fundamental systems have now been migrated to x.com, months after the company announced that Twitter, the microblogging platform, will change its name to ‘X’.
This implies that, or should, putting twitter.com into your browser will now take you to Elon Musk’s preferred website. Depending on your browser preference and whether or not you are logged in, we are currently getting a variety of results at the time of publication.
However, a message now appears at the bottom of the X login page that reads, “We are letting you know that we are changing our URL, but your privacy and data protection settings remain the same.”
The Domain Transition
One of Elon Musk’s less flattering aspects of the company’s rebranding has been the domain change. Since Musk formally started the transition to X, the platform’s URLs have remained twitter.com, even though many features of X, such as its official account, mobile apps, and “X Premium” subscriptions, moved to the new branding long ago.
In August 2023, X announced that its app would henceforth only be known as X. The company said, “The X app is the trusted digital town square for everyone,” in promotional material. Additionally, the app has a new tagline: “Blaze your glory!” (Earlier Twitter slogans were “Let us speak” and “It is what is happening.”)
The Associated Press, updated its style guide to reflect the name change. It advised media organisations to address the business and its social media network as “X, formerly known as Twitter.”
X Corporation
Musk had been laying the foundation for the rebranding for a while. He established X Corp., a new parent company, specifically for the purpose of purchasing Twitter in 2022.
Otherwise, X Corp.’s software, X, is currently being used by users.
According to the report, Musk has always been fascinated with starting a company called X. He launched the online bank X.com in 1999, which later merged with PayPal. He repurchased the X.com domain from PayPal nearly twenty years later. Musk sees X as a multipurpose “everything app” that makes it easier to get takeout, share content on social media, and conduct financial transactions. Purchasing Twitter is just the beginning of his bigger plan.
“X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities,” Linda Yaccarino, the company’s CEO, posted in July 2023.
