Musk announces Twitter logo change, bids farewell to ‘all birds’

Elon Musk, owner and chief executive officer of Twitter, has revealed plans to change the logo of the social media platform to an “X”, from the famous bluebird.

The change in the Twitter logo marks a major alteration since he bought the social media platform.

In a series of posts on his Twitter account, Musk said he is looking to effect the change worldwide as soon as Monday.

“And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds,” Musk tweeted. 

“If X is closest in style to anything, it should, of course, be Art Deco.” 

Musk also posted an image of a flickering “X” but provided no further details. 

Meanwhile, Musk expressed his intention to make the change go live worldwide if a good enough “X” logo is posted.

MUSK AND THE LOVE FOR ‘X’

“Not sure what subtle clues gave it away, but I like the letter X,” Musk tweeted. 

Over the years, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc. has repeatedly demonstrated his affection for the letter X by including it in the name of his businesses. 

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, Musk’s rocket company, is commonly known as SpaceX. 

In 1999, Musk founded a startup called X.com, an online financial services company now known as PayPal.

Since Musk took over Twitter for $44 billion, he has made a number of changes — the latest being the sharing of ad revenue with content creators.