While in Los Angeles for the global championships for the competitive Esports Valorant, Elon Musk, the owner of the social media site X, was met with vehement boos and sloganeering of “bring back Twitter” from the audience.
Musk, who recently replaced the famous Twitter Bluebird and renamed the microblogging service to X following the contentious $44 billion buyout, has come under severe criticism for rebranding the website. This criticism has been prompted by the fact that Musk recently replaced the Twitter Bluebird.
Alongside his son, X AE A-XII Musk, the person who currently holds the title of richest person on the planet was there in Los Angeles to witness the launch of a popular video game. The crowd of gamers instantly erupted in booing after Musk’s brief appearance on the video broadcast, which caused the commentators of the event to react in astonishment.
One of the announcers may be seen on a video of this event, which has been extensively distributed on X, saying in a quite startling manner, “Where is that from? That can’t possibly have come from inside, can it?
Shortly after that, the audience demanded that Musk return to X’s original brand name, and they began chanting loudly, “Bring back Twitter.”
elon musk getting booed at valorant championships is the highlight of my day pic.twitter.com/Og2aJtANZL
— nyx (@rnblv) August 26, 2023
Recent changes at Twitter have resulted in the introduction of a brand-new logo, which has a white X superimposed on a black background. Since then, Musk has almost entirely changed any references to “Twitter” to “X.”
The recently hired chief executive of X, Linda Yaccarino, has claimed that the change in name and logo is a start towards a larger rebranding of the platform into an everything app. Yaccarino was quoted as saying that the change was a step towards a broader rebranding of the business.
“X represents the future state of unlimited interactivity, with its focus on audio, video, messaging, payments, and banking. It will create a global marketplace for ideas, products, services, and opportunities.” She said on the social networking platform that “Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we are just beginning to imagine.” X is an acronym for artificial intelligence.
The business name of Twitter, which is now owned by the billionaire, has been changed to “X Corp,” which is in line with his plan to develop a “super app” similar to WeChat, which is popular in China.
