Elon Musk's Company Took the @X Handle From Original Owner on Twitter, Offered Merch (But No Money)
justjared.comElon Musk‘s company took the @X handle, turning it into the official new handle for the social media company X, formerly known as Twitter.
However, it originally belonged to someone else. Gene X. Hwang, co-founder of event photo company Orange Photography and the person who originally registered the @x handle over 16 years ago, revealed to Mashable that Elon and the company took the handle over. Keep reading to find out more… “[I] got an email basically saying they are taking it,” he said.
The email reportedly came from the generic support@twitter.com email address and not from a specific employee within the company.
The company now formerly known as Twitter did offer “an alternative handle with the history of the @x account” so that his original account, complete with its posts and followers, could continue.
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