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Technology · Social media platforms · published 2026-09-05 · via Engadget

Court ruling forces Twitter clone to adopt Tweet.app name

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A federal judge ruled that using the name 'Twitter' would cause trademark confusion, but that the word 'tweet' and the bird logo were likely abandoned by X Corp. As a result, the startup Operation Bluebird has rebranded its platform to Tweet.app. The site is live with a waitlist, and over 172,000 people have already signed up.

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The startup initially operated under the name Twitter.now

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