X was spooked enough by new Twitter to change its terms of service

"Despite changing its name and using decidedly bird-free branding, X is trying to hold on to its original Twitter trademarks, TechCrunch reports. The xAI-owned social media platform has updated its terms of service to include references to Twitter after previously only mentioning X, and seemingly attempted to counter a startup's petition to cancel the company's Twitter trademarks with a petition of its own."

""The TWITTER and TWEET brands have been eradicated from X Corp.'s products, services and marketing, effectively abandoning the storied brand, with no intention to resume use of the mark," Operation Bluebird explained in the petition. "Petitioner seeks to use and register the TWITTER and TWEET brands for new products and services, including a social media platform that will be located at the website twitter.new .""

"In fairness to Operation Bluebird, Elon Musk was very open about his plan to abandon the Twitter name and bird logo after he acquired the company in 2022. "And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds," Musk posted in July 2022, not long before Twitter was rebranded to X. Even after the platform rebranded, though, at least one remnant of the original Twitter brand has stuck around: Twitter.com still redirects to ."

X updated its terms of service to include references to Twitter after previously mentioning only X. X appears to have filed or pursued a counteraction against Operation Bluebird after the startup petitioned to cancel Twitter trademarks. Operation Bluebird argued that the TWITTER and TWEET brands were eradicated from X Corp.'s products, services, and marketing and that X abandoned the brand with no intention to resume use. Operation Bluebird stated plans to use and register the TWITTER and TWEET brands for new products and services, including a social media platform at twitter.new. Elon Musk previously signaled plans to abandon the Twitter name and bird logo during the 2022 rebrand. Twitter.com continues to redirect to X.

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