- Twitter becomes X
- This changes almost nothing for users
- Soon it would be possible to pay with Twitter
Twitter becomes X, and adopts a new logo at the same time. Asstatementby our colleagues from01net, this metamorphosis follows previous clues emanating in particular from the very owner of the application, Elon Musk. The latter also explains that he wants to make the platform a real Swiss army knife like the many features of Telegram, for example. Soon, it would be possible to carry out transactions directly from Twitter, via a secure payment module which is still pending.
With this, the new CEO of the blue bird (Linda Yaccarino) explains that she wants to create amarketkplace(online marketplace) for “ideas", of the "goods", of the "services” or even “opportunities“. From there to seeing it as a new competitor to Fiverr or LinkedIn, bought for its part by Microsoft for more than twenty-six billion dollars in 2016, there is only one step – which we will not take for the moment .
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)July 23, 2023
What changes for users?
As for members, Twitter remains accessible without problem from its official app for iOS and Android (which retains its name for the moment). The original domain name also remains connected to the site, but it is also possible to access it via the new URLx.comand the logo has also changed to adapt to the shapes of the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet.
Otherwise, the different features of Twitter remain the same and it is always possible to choose a paid subscription to benefit from more visibility or to edit a publication after it has been posted online.
Threads continues its breakthrough
Facing Twitter, a newcomer also seems to be doing well in the social network segment: Threads. The application, which works hand in hand with Instagram, is published by Meta (Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp) and seems to be strongly inspired by the design of Twitter. And for good reason: as its name suggests, the service allows you to exchange in the form of rather well-organized “discussions”, to which you can respond publicly.
But many criticisms are already coming against Threads, particularly regarding its management of personal data, and its publisherdo not wish for the momentso that French users can access it.
Par : Twitter, Inc.
