Operation Bluebird Rebrands Twitter.now To Tweet.app
Late last month, Virginia startup Operation Bluebird launched Twitter.now, its own take on the old social media platform after the original was taken over by Elon Musk and renamed X. Recently, the social media site has rebranded as Tweet.app instead. The company also maintains its version of the blue bird logo. This is because, according […] The post Operation Bluebird Rebrands Twitter.now To…
Operation Bluebird, a Virginia-based startup, launched its own version of the social media platform Twitter now following its takeover by Elon Musk and subsequent rebranding to X. The company recently changed its name to Tweet.app due to a US court ruling that the name "Twitter" would infringe on existing trademarks, although the word "tweet" and the blue bird logo would not.
US District Judge Colm Connolly issued the initial ruling, stating that the original name would cause consumer confusion. Despite the name change, Operation Bluebird continues to use the blue bird logo and requires users to pay $20 (RM80.89) upon signup to become a Founder. Paying $40 (RM161.78) or more designates users as Fighters, granting additional benefits such as a "slingshot badge" on their profile.
As of now, there are over 172,000 users who have paid the Founder fee and requested a handle on the platform. The cost of signing up is speculated to help cover the company's legal expenses.
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