In the Twitterverse’s most X-traordinary turn of events, Elon Musk, the enigmatic CEO known for his out-of-this-world ventures, pulled off yet another cosmic feat by rebranding Twitter to simply “X.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023
As the news broke, the internet erupted with a mix of bewilderment and laughter, spawning trending hashtags like Twitter X #RIPTwitter, #twitterx, and even some accidentally confusing it with a popular adult video site, #xvideos. The Twitter X transformed into a playground of comedy gold, as users from all corners of the globe united to celebrate this momentous “Twitter X-travaganza.”
The #RIPTwitter hashtag saw users humorously reminiscing about the “good ol’ days of Twitter” and playfully mourning the loss of the blue bird. Amidst the digital elegies, people couldn’t resist adding some quirkiness to the mix…
ELON KILLED THE BLUE BIRD #RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/tuiQX2wL9K
— Everything Out Of Context (@EverythingOOC) July 23, 2023
? Welcome to X, The bird has been set free by @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/MVbSmQwKag
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) July 23, 2023
RIP Twitter Bird (2006-2023)
— Sourabh Bari Jhunjhunwala (@thesourabhbari) July 24, 2023
Everyone waiting for funeral be like ?#TwitterX #TwitterLogo #ElonMusk #RIPTwitter #Twitter #TwitterBird pic.twitter.com/iMncU9pWhL
When Twitter's new logo reminds you of your X. ?#TwitterX #TwitterLogo #Twitter #ElonMusk #TwitterBird #TwitterBlue#RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/q400VRB61k
— Sourabh Bari Jhunjhunwala (@thesourabhbari) July 24, 2023
Welcome to X. Now this is how you do a rebranding: pic.twitter.com/yCiN4hywrx
— Fail Whale (@leederca) July 24, 2023
Hold on, the Twitter X amusement didn’t come to a halt there! A few users cleverly pointed out that every video on Twitter would now be humorously dubbed as “xvideos,” leading to the swift rise of the trending hashtag #xvideos on the platform. For the uninitiated, xvideos happens to be an adult video site, and as expected, this mix-up set the stage for a flood of uproarious funny memes and videos shared by users, tickling the funny bone of the Twittersphere.
If Twitter changes name to X, then Twitter videos are now Xvideos? pic.twitter.com/6CFaBaJjRY
— Formula? (@1realFormula) July 24, 2023
Elon Musk realizing that changing Twitter to X means that all videos on the app will be called Xvideos pic.twitter.com/zAPOH6EwxK
— Blake Garman (@FrostedBlakes34) July 24, 2023
Twitter will change its name to “X”
— Terrible Football Takes (@BadFutbollTakes) July 24, 2023
Elon watching Xvideos on trends: pic.twitter.com/ILFOHboDKn
Porn addicts after typing ‘xvideos’ into their browser just to be redirected to twitter pic.twitter.com/ET9e1dSwGk
— ?? ⛥ (@LKnevermisses) July 24, 2023
Xvideos CEO after seeing a 1000x in website traffic: pic.twitter.com/Dq2wBdQtOt
— harry (@lytngg) July 24, 2023