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

submitted 7 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 20 points 7 months ago

A shame that the pioneering Japanese visual kei band stopped referring to itself as just "X" back in the mid-1990s. That would have been a trademark fight for the ages. (Or at least, the hair and costumes would have been more interesting than what Musk usually sports.)

[-] BuckyVanBuren@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

X, the cowpunk band from Cali, would like a word with you. They were formed in 1980 and still perform.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

As funny as it'd be, it needs to be something that could confuse a customer for that to be an issue. I don't think people are going to get a band and a social media site mixed up.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 7 months ago

Technically true, but they could still have an epic argument about the ownership of the x.com domain name.

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Like the nissan.com guy who actually won the right to keep his own site.

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