The Daily Observer London Desk: Reporter- John Furner
Elon Musk has taken his ‘obsession with breasts’ one step further by changing the Twitter headquarters sign to read ‘Titter.’
The CEO shared an image of the street sign in San Francisco Sunday evening, revealing he had the ‘w’ painted white after a failed attempt to cover it with a tarp last week.
‘Our landlord at SF HQ says we’re legally required to keep [the] sign as Twitter & cannot remove ‘w,’ so we painted it [‘the] background color. Problem solved,’ Musk tweeted.
Musk is also known for his off-color humor – he joked about starting a new university called the ‘Texas Institute of Technology & Science’ or TITS. And he had planned on having ‘epic merch.’
Many users are laughing along with the billionaire, while others call the move childish and sexist.
Elon Musk shared an image of the street sign Sunday evening, revealing he had the ‘w’ painted white. Right image is the sign before the w was painted over
The CEO shared an image of the street sign in San Francisco Sunday evening
However, it seems Musk has been hoping to change the name for over a year.
Days before offering to buy Twitter for $44 billion in April, he tweeted: ‘Delete the w in Twitter?’
Now at the helm of the platform, Musk finally got what he wanted.
The billionaire’s plan seems to have been in the works for days. William LeGate, an entrepreneur and programmer, tweeted a picture on Thursday that shows the w covered by some type of white material.
To abide by the law, Musk solved the problem by painting over the ‘w,’ which some argue is not entirely removed from the sign.
‘They tried to muffle our titter,’ Musk tweeted in response to his tweet revealing the new sign.
Musk is also known for his off-color humor – he joked about starting a new university called the ‘Texas Institute of Technology & Science’ or TITS.
And he had planned on having ‘epic merch.’
The word ‘titter’ means a short laugh, but many assume Musk sees it as a joke.
Many users are laughing along with the billionaire and some are being creative with jokes about the sign change
However, there are some users who are not happy with the change and are calling the move childish and sexist
While the fake university never turned into a real-world establishment, Musk is using his power to make small changes at Twitter.
Earlier this month, the blue bird icon was replaced by an image of a Shiba Inu, a nod to Dogecoin, the mock cryptocurrency that CEO is being sued over.
The new icon, which has since been removed, appeared on the site shortly after Musk asked a judge to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the dogecoin.
Musk has made many abrupt changes since his takeover in October, from laying off thousands of employees and top executives to reinstating controversial accounts and using Twitter Blue.
While much of the chaos has calmed surrounding many of his ‘unhinged’ decisions, users are confused by the monthly subscription.
Last month, Musk announced the coveted verification checkmark would only be available to those paying $8 a month.
And users would lose their checks if they did not agree to pay.
However, the rule was set to hit April 1 and people who previously had the ‘legacy’ mark appear to still have it.
Another change is planned for April 15, when users who do not pay for Twitter Blue will no longer be able to vote in polls, Musk has said.
They also will no longer have their tweets appear in the ‘For You’ tab, which shows popular tweets that are boosted by an algorithm.
