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As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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As Twitter ditches its iconic branding in favor of owner Elon Musk's favorite letter "X," its open source competitor Mastodon is once again seeing usage numbers soar.

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[–] gndagreborn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if that would be taken to court if true.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I imagine it would be hard to prove, because he would never admit it was intentional, and he'd never have to tell anyone else that in order to execute the plan. It can look like a series of blunders either way.