TechnologyPhoto: News18 WorldPhotographer Loses 16-Year-Old @x Username After Twitter Rebranding
Gene X. Hwang, a San Francisco-based photographer and co-founder of Orange Photography, lost his long-held @x Twitter username after the platform rebranded as X in July 2023. Hwang had owned the handle since 2007, gaining 53,000 followers and multiple purchase offers up to $40,000, which he declined. The username was taken over during the rebranding while he was in Canada.
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