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X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in domain names, breaking legit URLs (mashable.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's not only laymen either. I have Software Engineering friends who continue to use Twitter because RSS, Mastodon or any other alternative is "hard". They have no core values or integrity whatsoever.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Why are they your friends, then?

Edit: I should have added more context. I'm not saying you shouldn't be friends with Twitter users. I was referring to this:

They have no core values or integrity whatsoever.

I wouldn't want to be friends with someone with "no integrity whatsoever."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Work "friends" or also known as colleagues. Sometimes you just make do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I don't have work friends. I only have coworkers. I used to have work friends, but they rarely were there for me when I got laid off twice.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

that's why it's work "friends".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Oh, hehe. I get it now. "friends."

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I really hope this is sarcasm. I couldn't imagine basing my friendships solely on whether or not they use Twitter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

No, that's not what I meant, though I've updated my original comment to add more context.

OP wrote:

They have no core values or integrity whatsoever.

Well, fuck that. Don't be "friends" with people like that.