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 The Twitter user who initially registered the @X handle had their profile forcibly changed after Elon Musk rebranded the social media platform to X. 
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 Twitter is currently undergoing a rebrand to X&nbsp;after owner Elon Musk grabbed headlines when he announced that the 17-year-old social media platform he acquired in 2022 would have a new name, logo, look and feel on July 24. X will serve as the new name of the social media platform and a broader ecosystem platform that Musk intends to develop. 
 According to a screenshot shared on the alternative social media platform Stacker.News, representatives of X emailed a user that had initially registered the @X Twitter profile, informing them that the platform would take over the account. 
 A screenshot of an email shows Elon Musk’s rebranded X social media platform offering a user <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="merch" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/merch.html">merch</a>andise and a trip to company headquarters after taking over their profile name. 
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 The user was told that the @X <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="handle" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/handle.html">handle</a> was “affiliated with X Corp” and would be subsequently changed to a new user <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="handle" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/handle.html">handle</a>. The user was given the option to choose an unclaimed or inactive user <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="handle" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/handle.html">handle</a> as a replacement, with their data set to be migrated to the new profile. 
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 According to the email, the user was not <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="offered" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/offered.html">offered</a> compensation, only a selection of company <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="merch" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/merch.html">merch</a>andise and a visit to the social media platform’s head office in San Francisco. 
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 “Additionally, as a reflection of our appreciation, you will also be provided with a selection of X merch and an exclusive visit to X’s HQ to meet members of our team.” 
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 Cointelegraph has reached out to X to verify the authenticity of the email. 
 According to an earlier report from Mashable, Gene X. Hwang was the owner of the @X username before it was taken over. The Twitter user had not heard from the social media company following initial reports that it would rebrand to X.&nbsp; 
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Twitter hijacks @X handle, offered user merch, trip to HQ as ‘thank you’

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