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As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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As Twitter ditches its iconic branding in favor of owner Elon Musk's favorite letter "X," its open source competitor Mastodon is once again seeing usage numbers soar.

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[–] lechatron@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wonder how much x.com cost to purchase, or if it was just a domain twitter/Musk had lying around.

[–] Discotheque@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He actually did, from Paypal days. Well he bought it back in 2017.

[–] lechatron@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Curious if he sold it to twitter, I can't imagine parting with a single character domain for free.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

He is twitter.

[–] jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu 7 points 1 year ago

@lechatron And I wonder if Musk has the balls to try and buy x.org.