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Twitter/X announces to start auctioning rare user handles for millions
- bigyabai 1y agoCan't tell why. X doesn't let signed-out users see anything, the value of a shortened handle is basically zilch now.
- ratelimitsteve 1y ago>X also has a history of commandeering desirable handles from users that were actively using them. The company took the @X handle from a San Francisco photographer in 2023 without compensating him, though he was offered "merch" and a tour of X's headquarters. That same year, it also took the @music handle from a longtime user with more than a half million followers. Last year, the company swiped the @America handle from a reported Donald Trump critic. The handle is now used by Musk's super PAC.
- tencentshill 1y agoIf people are paying subscriptions for user accounts, they should be exempt from advertising and all associated tracking.