https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/twitter-took-x-handle-from-longtime-user-and-only-offered-him-some-merch/
Photographer Gene X Hwang acquired the @X handle in 2007. Now, X (formerly Twitter) has taken it away, giving Hwang “some merch and to meet with the management team” as compensation.
Photographer Gene X Hwang acquired the @X handle in 2007. Now, X (formerly Twitter) has taken it away, giving Hwang “some merch and to meet with the management team” as compensation.
Ars Technica
Twitter commandeers @X username from man who had it since 2007
Twitter took Gene X Hwang's username and only offered him "some merch."