arstechnica ,
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Elon Musk’s X botched an attempt to replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com”

Automatic text replacement let users spoof URLs ending in x, like netflix.com.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/elon-musks-x-botched-an-attempt-to-replace-twitter-com-links-with-x-com/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

TheAuthorVivian ,
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@arstechnica

With your toot I saw the "X"-logo on top of that building for the first time, and I don't like it; it's not recognizable enough. In my opinion, the owner should make a white background behind it. Preferably as a circle in contrast to the harsh form of the X. Additionally, a red rectangle around that may even help to draw attention to it, people like red color for its dynamics.

unfmeghan ,
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@arstechnica my favorite typo was links to spacetwitter.com and I shall now forever refer to the former bird-site as spacetwitter.

boelder ,
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@arstechnica

I guess this is what happens when you fire all the competent people, and have an incompetent person in charge of directing the remaining incompetent people.

robincapper ,
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@arstechnica so, no testing then?

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