Elon Musk changes his profile pic to 'X' after Twitter's 'Blue Bird' logo gets replaced

Elon Musk has changed his profile picture on Twitter to X after the new logo replaced the iconic blue bird symbol of the microblogging platform. As Twitter is making changes across its platform with the new logo ‘X’, the profile picture of its official handle has also been changed.  

Apart from changing his profile picture, Musk also shared an image of the Twitter headquarters, showing the new logo on display on the exterior walls of the building. 

He shared the picture from the headquarters and wrote, "Our headquarters tonight."

Our headquarters tonight pic.twitter.com/GO6yY8R7fO

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 24, 2023

Notably, the changes came a day after Musk announced bidding adieu to the Twitter brand and "all the birds", further adding, "If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we’ll  go live worldwide tomorrow.”

If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we'll make go live worldwide tomorrow

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023

While his profile picture has been changed, he also hinted that now 'tweets' should be called 'X's'. Musk’s reply came as a response to a twitter user who asked what should be the tweets be called after rebranding.

So now that Twitter has been rebranded to _, what are tweets called now?

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) July 24, 2023

Apart from Musk, Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino also changed her display picture to the logo's imagery and reposted the headquarters' photo.  

Twitter CEO on new 'X' logo

On Sunday, July 23, Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino while sharing details about the new developments said that 'X' will be a platform that will "deliver everything."

Noting that X will go on to transform the global marketplace, she added, "X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine."

X is the future state of unlimited interactivity - centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking - creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we're just beginning to imagine.

— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayacc) July 23, 2023

Notably, it is speculated that the change comes as a part of Musk's larger plan for a super app. After the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, he merged the company into an entity called X Corp, further hinting about building Twitter into an everything app called X.

Netizens divided over new Twitter logo

As soon as the announcement was made, netizens stormed the microblogging platform to share their reactions to the new logo. While a large section of users hugely rejected the change, some are ready to bid adieu to the Blue Bird. Many users also shared creative ideas for the new logo.