• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
People are worried Twitter now looks like an adult film site after its logo was changed to X

Home> News> Technology

Published 02:25 25 Jul 2023 GMT+1

People are worried Twitter now looks like an adult film site after its logo was changed to X

Elon Musk said it was time for the social media giant to say its iconic blue bird logo.

Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis

People are saying Elon Musk’s new logo for Twitter looks like an adult film website.

Musk confirmed over the weekend that it was time for the social media giant to say goodbye to its iconic blue bird logo and switch to an ‘X’ symbol.

But, it seems that not everyone is happy with the rebrand, as many are pointing out that the new logo looks a little too racy.

One user took to Twitter and wrote: “Goodbye Twitter then I guess. Is it just me or do the new name & logo ‘X’ look/sound like a gay sex club or porn studio or something? #RIPTwitter.”

Advert

Another user posted an ad for contraception along with the message: “#RIPTwitter Twitter feels dirty with the new 'X' logo. Like a porn site. #ProudBlue.”

One even compared it to other porn website symbols, writing: “These are all porn except one. That one's Twitter.”

While another said: “Oh dear. I didn't know about your rebrand idea and was looking for Twitter Verified, and scrolled right past your X logo, thinking it was a porn site. The bird is good, it's loved and recognised worldwide. You just can't buy that level of approbation.”

Musk clearly has an affinity for the letter ‘X’ as he's used it for Tesla X, SpaceX and even named one of his children X Æ A-Xii. That poor teacher during roll call.

“Not sure what subtle clues gave it away, but I like the letter X,” the tech billionaire wrote.

Advert

Linda Yaccarino, CEO of the social media app, said the rebranding was an 'exceptionally rare thing' and 'a second chance to make another big impression'.

“X is the future state of unlimited interactivity — centred in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking — creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine,” she tweeted.

Lots of marketing buzz words in there!

“We’ve already started to see X take shape over the past eight months through our rapid feature launches, but we’re just getting started," she added.

Advert

However, merely by changing the logo, it will be hard to undo Twitter’s diminishings in the past year, as its traffic continues to plummet.

Earlier this month, Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, noted that Twitter traffic ‘was tanking’ while sharing a graph showing volume requests for Twitter falling gradually.

And, just to make matters worse, Musk said the company is far from being cash flow positive and acknowledges a 50 per cent year-over-year drop in ad revenue, according to CBS News.

Major yikes.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/Elon Musk. ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images

Topics: Elon Musk, News, Technology, Twitter, Social Media

Charisa Bossinakis
Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis is an Associative Journalist at LADbible. Charisa has worked across various media platforms including, print, digital, radio and podcasting while maintaining the highest regard for quality work and integrity. She also covered everything from breaking news, to pop culture, entertainment and politics and is part of the editorial team for LADbible.

X

@CBossinakis

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

2 hours ago
3 hours ago
  • 2 hours ago

    Donald Trump speaks out after Iran attacks on US airbases

    The US president posted on Truth Social

    News

    breaking

  • 2 hours ago

    NASA's Voyager 1 has just found a 50,000 Celsius 'wall of fire' at the edge of the solar system

    It's the furthest reaches of our solar system, but it helps protect us

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Everything we know about Iranian attack on US airbases in Qatar and Iraq as videos show missiles in the air

    The strikes from Iran follow the three from the US on Saturday (21 June)

    News
  • 3 hours ago

    Inside $2,100,000,000 US stealth bomber made of 'radar absorbing' material making it impossible to detect

    The US used six B-2 Spirit stealth bombers in their strikes on three targets in Iran

    News
  • Elon Musk says X has been hit by 'massive cyber attack' preventing users from logging in
  • Is Twitter not working? Thousands report app is down for them
  • Elon Musk has sold X to himself for $45 billion
  • Elon Musk hit back at hacking group Anonymous after they issued warning about his plans for Twitter