Elon Musk, Marques Brownlee Clash Over Twitter Rebranding: 'Old Habits Die Hard,' Says Popular Tech YouTuber

Marques Brownlee, a well-known tech influencer, questioned the continued use of the term “tweets” in the new era of X.com.

What Happened: Brownlee, with a Twitter handle [MKBHD], expressed his views with a tweet “I’m still gonna call it Twitter,” amid talks of Twitter’s owner Elon Musk renaming the platform.

Responding to Browlee, Musk said, “Not for long.”

Brownlee hit back with a question, “Old habits die hard. Aren’t these still called tweets?”

Musk is yet to respond to the tweet at the time of writing this article.

See Also: Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino Says X.com Will Be Powered By AI And Will Connect In Ways We’re Just Beginning To Imagine

Why It Matters: The question comes amidst the transformation of Twitter into X.com, a change spearheaded by Musk. The shift includes a logo change from the iconic bird to an “X”.

Read Next: No More Poop Emoji For The Media, Elon Musk Says He’s Gonna Send This To Reporters Instead

Elon Musk and Twitter Photo by KLYONA on Shutterstock


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