American social networking service
This article is about the social networking service. For the former parent company, see
Twitter, Inc.
X , commonly referred to by its former name Twitter , is a social media website based in the United States. With over 500 million users, it is one of the world's largest social networks and the fifth-most visited website in the world .[4] [5] Users can share text messages, images, and videos through short posts (originally called "tweets ").[6] X also includes direct messaging , video and audio calling, bookmarks, lists and communities, and Spaces, a social audio feature. Users can vote on context added by approved users using the Community Notes feature.
The service is owned by the American company X Corp. , the successor of Twitter, Inc. Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey , Noah Glass , Biz Stone , and Evan Williams , and launched in July of that year. Twitter grew quickly, and by 2012[update] , more than 100 million users produced 340 million tweets per day. Twitter, Inc., was based in San Francisco , California, and had more than 25 offices around the world.[8] A signature characteristic of the service is that posts are required to be brief (originally 140 characters, later expanded to 280 in 2017). The majority of tweets are produced by a minority of users.[10] [11] In 2020, it was estimated that approximately 48 million accounts (15% of all accounts) were not genuine people.[12]
In October 2022, billionaire Elon Musk acquired Twitter for US$44 billion, gaining control of the platform and becoming the chief executive officer (CEO).[13] [14] [15] [16] He wanted to promote free speech , but since the acquisition , the platform has been criticized for enabling the increased spread of disinformation [17] [18] [19] and hate speech .[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] Linda Yaccarino succeeded Musk as CEO on June 5, 2023, with Musk remaining as the chairman and the chief technology officer .[27] [28] [29] In July 2023, Musk announced that Twitter would be rebranded to X and the bird logo would be retired.[30] [31] In December 2023, Fidelity estimated the value of the company to be down 71.5 percent from its purchase price.[32] Although the service is now called X, the primary domain name 'twitter.com' remains in place as of April 2024[update] , with the 'x.com' URL redirecting to that address.
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^ Wojcik, Stefan; Hughes, Adam (April 24, 2019). "Sizing Up Twitter Users" . Pew Research Center . Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
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^ Isaac, Mike; Hirsch, Lauren (April 25, 2022). "Musk's deal for Twitter is worth about $44 billion" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022 .
^ Feiner, Lauren (April 25, 2022). "Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal" . CNBC . Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022 .
^ Kay, Grace; Hays, Kali. "Elon Musk is officially Twitter's new owner, and he's firing executives already" . Business Insider . Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022 .
^ Olmstead, Todd (October 28, 2022). "Twitter Purchased by Elon Musk: A Timeline of How It Happened" . WSJ . Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2022 .
^ Milmo, Dan (October 9, 2023). "X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Goswami, Rohan (October 9, 2023). "X, formerly Twitter, amplifies disinformation amid the Israel-Hamas conflict" . CNBC . Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Lyngaas, Sean; O'Sullivan, Donie; Duffy, Clare (October 9, 2023). "Elon Musk's X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict" . CNN . Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Sato, Mia (December 2, 2022). "Hate speech is soaring on Twitter under Elon Musk, report finds" . The Verge . Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
^ "New Data Suggests that Hate Speech is on the Rise on Twitter 2.0" . Social Media Today . Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
^ Frenkel, Sheera; Conger, Kate (December 2, 2022). "Hate Speech's Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023 .
^ Kolodny, Lora (November 16, 2023). "Elon Musk boosts antisemitic tweet, claims ADL and other groups push 'anti-white' messaging" . CNBC . Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .
^ Gangitano, Alex (November 17, 2023). "White House blasts Elon Musk's 'unacceptable' antisemitic tweet" . The Hill . Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .
^ "Elon Musk promotes anti-trans content as hate speech surges on his far-right platform" . The Independent . June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .
^ Yang, Angela (April 18, 2023). "Twitter quietly changes its hateful conduct policy to remove standing protections for its transgender users" . NBC News . Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023 .
^ Frier, Sarah (June 5, 2023). "Twitter's New CEO Linda Yaccarino Has First Day in the Role" . Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ Miller, Monica (December 21, 2022). "Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found" . BBC News . Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Twitter's New CEO Linda Yaccarino Has First Day in the Role" . Bloomberg.com . June 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023 .
^ Valinsky, Jordan (July 24, 2023). "Twitter X logo: Elon Musk rebrands social media platform" . CNN Business . Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
^ "Elon Musk reveals rebranding of Twitter as X - and what he wants us to now call a tweet" . Sky News . Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
^ Primack, Dan (December 31, 2023). "Elon Musk's X gets another valuation cut from Fidelity" . Axios . Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
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