Operation Bluebird Launches Twitter.now

In December, a Virginia startup named Operation Bluebird expressed its intention to revive the Twitter social media platform, which is now owned by Elon Musk's X and falls under the SpaceX umbrella. At the time, the startup claimed that the Twitter name had been unused since the new owner took over. Recently, the platform has returned under the name Twitter.now.

Following the announcement, Elon Musk sued Operation Bluebird to prevent the launch of the new platform. However, on April 2026, US District Court Judge Colm Connolly issued a tentative ruling that X may have relinquished the Twitter intellectual property, including the bird logo, the word "tweet," and potentially the word "Twitter" itself. Despite the lack of a written order, Operation Bluebird co-founder Stephen Coates proceeded with launching the new social media platform under the name Twitter.now.

Currently, Twitter.now has only a few hundred users, but it boasts an innovative feature called Vera, or the "veracity engine for real-time analysis." This Google Gemini-powered automated fact-checking tool scrutinizes every tweet. Coates explained that while the platform aims to allow users to express themselves freely, it also seeks to prevent the spread of harmful or inaccurate content.

Currently, it is not possible to create an account on Twitter.now without paying a US$20 (~RM80.56) fee as part of its Early Access phase, which grants users Founder status.