X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in domain names, breaking legit URLs

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X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in users' posts, breaking legit URLs
mashable.com

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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So now it's "The Site, formerly known as Twitter"?

Nah. The ex site. Owned by an ex husband, ex father, ex respected-businessman

Did his child die?

No. He just decided he didn't want to have a daughter who was trans, preferred not being a dad.

Shame on you for assuming anything that was not just sympathetic, but that didn't completely make him look like the ass he is.

Shame on you for assuming anything that was not just sympathetic, but that didn't completely make him look like the ass he is.

Oh fuck of.

How the hell should I know that? I am not that invested in his life.

And sorry for not assuming the worst of absolutely everything?

Of everything?

No.

Of billionaires, especially the 'tech' billionaires?

You probably should.