Twitter Turns 20: Two Decades of Memes, Movements and Hot Takes
The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.
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The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.
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The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch.
It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/technology/twitter-x-20-years.html