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[–] [email protected] 84 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I'm just sick of every article in existence calling it "X formally known as Twitter" like what's the point, just either say X or say twitter it's filler bullshit to extend the article.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I see that as a kind of professional fu to Elon. As in "We know we need to call it X now, but since nobody actually does that, we'll also add the actual name".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

indeed. i like to believe he hates when we do that

[–] Takumidesh 55 points 10 months ago

It probably helps searchability, since now there is a fracture of people looking up 'X news' and 'Twitter news'

[–] andrewth09 47 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Twitter, also known by some as X"

[–] Viking_Hippie 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Xitter is also acceptable in my book as long as pronunciation is left to the reader.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Obviously shitter

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I like it that way. It's the same as "Twitter now renamed X by a fool".