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Since Elon Musk bought Twitter last year and renamed it X, more than half of those who use Twitter have reduced the amount of time they spend on the platform or quit entirely, according to a survey of thousands of scientists by the journal Nature. . Nearly half of respondents said they turned to other social networks, such as Mastodon.

More than 47% of the 9,200 researchers surveyed said they had reduced their use of the site, while nearly 7% said they had quit the site entirely. Notably, nearly the same numbers show they opened accounts on at least one new platform last year.

Among them, Mastodon has grown significantly since Musk announced the acquisition of Twitter, with about 47% of researchers saying they started using the open-source platform in the last year. LinkedIn and Instagram were the second most popular sites, attracting 35% and 27% of researchers, respectively. Interestingly, Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, came in fourth, even though the app launched just days before the Nature poll.

Twitter has been an important platform for scientists to publicize research results and promote scientific discussions. Scientists on Twitter are also an authoritative source of information, which is very valuable for a platform that has long faced the problem of disinformation. Twitter is also a valuable source of data for countless researchers studying fields ranging from public health to linguistics.

But these have all changed now. Many users felt they were being overwhelmed on a platform that prioritized content from paid, authenticated users, and the company’s API, which was open to researchers, became too expensive to use for most people.

So while not all of the scientists interviewed by Nature were ready to ditch Twitter entirely, it appears the company’s tactics have alienated much of the scientific community.

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Vaught created the @music account in 2007 and has been running it ever since. After taking the account away, X assigned Vaught a new handle, @musicfan, and notified him of the decision via email. The email stated that the account was taken back for the company’s needs.

This is the second time the X platform has forcibly taken away a user’s account. Last month, the platform reclaimed the @X account from a user to coincide with a renaming of the platform by its owner, Elon Musk. Musk bought Twitter last year and renamed it, X, in July, a change that was part of a sweeping rebranding of the platform as its ad revenue continued to decline.

The X platform has been criticized and upset by many users. Some see it as a violation and disrespect of users’ rights. Others have questioned whether Platform X will continue to reclaim other users’ accounts to suit its own or Musk’s interests.

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The entire live broadcast lasted 53 seconds, and then he tweeted on X: “Real-time video (live) now works quite well. Just click the button that looks like a camera when posting.”

Live streaming steps:

• Open X and click the camera icon
• Click on the bottom of the “live”, fill in the description and location of the tweet
• Click on the line to start the live broadcast, press the stop button in the upper left corner can be stopped

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However, the sign was not well received by neighbours, who complained that the sign’s lights were too harsh and disruptive. During the weekend, the San Francisco Department of Buildings received 24 complaints. Those who filed complaints said the sign, which was installed without a permit, was unsafe and a nuisance. Others complained that its flashing lights made it difficult for residents to sleep.

Some X users have also posted videos on the platform showing the glowing, pulsating and flashing effects of the giant X and expressed their displeasure with it. User @itsmefrenchy123 said that if the brightly lit sign was across the street from his bedroom, he’d “go ballistic.” User @DollyMarlowe wrote: “I’m just appalled at the lack of scruples.”

But the giant X sign didn’t stay up for long. On Monday, workers were seen removing the glowing X. A spokeswoman for the Department of Buildings said via email, “The property owner will be charged for installing the glowing structure without a permit.” Company X said the removal was voluntary. During the weekend, a Department of Buildings inspector wrote in a report that representatives of the company twice refused requests from city officials who wanted to inspect the sign. The inspector noted that one representative said the sign was temporary.

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It was previously reported that under Elon Musk’s strong support, Twitter has recently fully started the process of renaming. Currently, the iOS and Android clients have been renamed X. However, according to feedback from some Apple users, Twitter still retains its original name in the Apple App Store.

Product designer Nick Sheriff previously stated on Twitter that Apple does not allow any app to use a single character as a name on iOS. But if Twitter gets special approval, it would mark the first time a company has received such permission since the App Store was founded.

However, on the main screen of an iOS device, the application name can be a single character, which is why the current name of the application has been displayed as “X” after downloading/updating, and the logo of the application has also been modified.

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Edge Browser sends a reminder to users: “If this web app is trying to trick you into thinking it’s an official app, please uninstall it.”

Users tried to reproduce the alert, but after reinstalling the X app, it is not currently experiencing the alert.

Musk is actively promoting the operation of Twitter name change, at present the Android and iOS version of the application has been renamed to X.

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Elon Musk announced in reply to the tweet, “Many users asked to keep the light mode. We agreed, but the default mode will remain dark mode, and the ‘dim mode’ will be removed.”

Currently, the platform offers light and dark (night) modes, and the dark mode has two modes of “dim” and “dark”. Although the “dark” mode is also black, the background will become dark blue instead of completely black. After the change, the dark mode will become the default and only available theme.

However, some users have reported to Elon Musk that they don’t want the dark mode to disappear because it will be more difficult to read text when the dark mode is enabled during the day. Some netizens called on Elon Musk to start voting on Twitter, hoping to make a final decision after getting feedback.

In addition, Esther Crawford, a female executive who slept in Twitter but was eventually fired, released a 14-minute video about her experience after Elon Musk took over the company. In the video, she explained her views on Elon Musk, It is believed that Elon Musk “lacks empathy and does things only by intuition” in terms of leadership.

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Sina Estavi, CEO of Bridge Oracle, a Malaysian blockchain company, successfully bid for 1630 ETH, which is equivalent to 2.9 million US dollars (The current price is about RMB 20.851 million).

Estavi recently announced the sale of this NFT asset, but there are very few auctioneers, and the current highest bid is only 1 ETH, which is equivalent to $1,895 (currently about RMB 13,625).

After purchasing the first tweet, Estavi has been listed for sale on the OpenSea platform several times, hoping to sell it for $48 million, but the current investors did not show much interest. At that time, a total of 7 offers were received, with the highest price being 0.09 ETH, which was $277 based on the exchange rate at the time.

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Elon Musk retweeted a tweet: X is the future form of infinite interaction — centered on audio, video, messaging, payments/banking — creating a global marketplace of ideas, goods, services and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine.

Musk is known to have registered the X logo back in 1999.

As for the reason for the logo change, Elon Musk said, “Not really sure what it symbolizes, but I like the letter X.” “If X is the closest stylistically to anything, then, of course, it should be art Deco.”

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Elon Musk released a poll on Twitter about the new logo, there are two options, black and grey, as of press time the number of people who chose black is far ahead. At the same time, Musk also po out the schematic and video, the new logo may be the base colours will be changed to black and the letter “X” is composed of thick and thin lines.

It’s also worth noting that a user in the comments section has created a new logo that looks very much like Musk’s description.

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