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X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in domain names, breaking legit URLs (mashable.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago (7 children)

For someone who is supposed to be smart, he’s an idiot.

[–] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago (6 children)

I'm interested in why people have hyped him up to be smart?

I've watched a few podcasts with Elon as the guest and he comes across as average as an average person can be.

The only thing I've seen is that he jumps at opportunities he believes will be profitable, and has leveraged what he has against partners and adversaries for his own personal gain.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

He is so defensive all the time and it’s exacerbated by his insistence on being wrong. It makes him look extra stupid. It’s impossible for me to comprehend how he graduated from an Ivy League school.

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