As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch
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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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I wonder how much x.com cost to purchase, or if it was just a domain twitter/Musk had lying around.
He actually did, from Paypal days. Well he bought it back in 2017.
Curious if he sold it to twitter, I can't imagine parting with a single character domain for free.
He is twitter.
@lechatron And I wonder if Musk has the balls to try and buy x.org.