On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “Just setting up my Twitter”.
Of course, this was the very first post on the site still known as Twitter, even after its new owner Elon Musk changed its name to X (the deal is still going on). fought in court). X has become Part of Musk’s xAIWho itself has become a part of SpaceX.
musk The company’s workforce was cut dramatically. And sparked new controversies involving xAI’s chatbot Grok Dubbed himself “MechaHitler” and it was used Create large-scale sexual deepfakesWhich also includes real women and children.
while x Maintains a strong hold on certain user groupsIt also faces competition from services like Bluesky and Meta Threads, along with many in the tech industry. A report shows that threads have recently Overtook X in daily mobile users. (All of these primarily text-based services dwarf apps like Instagram and TikTok.)
As for Dorsey’s original tweet, the Twitter co-founder later sold it as nft For $2.9 million. But its price has reportedly increased declineThe buyer is unable to resell it.
