@xアカウント、元の所有者「何ドルで売ろうかな」→マスク「それ俺のもんだから」無償で取り上げた模様

Elon Musk has taken over the @x Twitter account without paying its owner as part of the social network’s ongoing rebrand.

Gene X Hwang, a photographer in San Francisco, was behind the social network’s “@x” handle until Tuesday night when it was changed to the official account for X, Mr Musk’s new name for Twitter.

Mr Hwang had said he had been willing to entertain a sale of the @x account, which was registered in 2007, but that he simply received an email on Tuesday saying that it was being taken over by the company.

He told The Telegraph: “They just took it essentially – kinda what I thought might happen.”

Mr Hwang said he had been offered some X merchandise and a meeting with the company’s management, but was not offered any financial incentive.

He said in an email: “They did send an email saying it is the property of ‘x’ essentially.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/26/x-twitter-handle-account-owner-not-paid-elon-musk-rebrand/