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[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is there actually any evidence whatsoever of the rebranding that hasn't even fully happened yet is causing a "user exodus"? Why would people leave because it's renamed and has a different logo?

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

I closed two old accounts when I heard about it, including a business account. I don't want to be on the "X" app.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That makes no sense. You want to be on twitter but not twitter with a new name?

[–] MossBear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobody said I wanted to be on Twitter. I just said I had two neglected accounts that I deleted when I learned of the dumb change.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok so someone that didn't use twitter is leaving twitter after they remembered they have a twitter account they don't use. Cool.

[–] MossBear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Doing my part! 👍

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Twitter has so many people on it that Elon sneezing is going to create a spike in new mastodon users

[–] Prethoryn@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The issue is brand brand loyalty. My younger siblings was looking for his Twitter app earlier and was like, "where is Twitter... Oh wait I forgot it's an X now."

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's strange since it's still called twitter on both the iOS and Google Play stores lol

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.android&pli=1

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/twitter/id333903271

Sounds like you're making up stories lol. Neither of them have updated their logo or name.