Twitter’s blue bird logo replaced with ‘Doge’ meme

WASHINGTON: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has changed the iconic blue bird logo of the micro-blogging site with the 'doge' meme of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. The blue bird logo served as a home button on the web version of Twitter. Twitter users noticed the 'doge' meme — which is part of the logo of the Dogecoin blockchain and cryptocurrency and was created as a joke in 2013 — on the web version of Twitter on Monday. Musk also shared a hilarious post on his account wherein the 'doge' meme (which features the face of a Shiba Inu) in the car and telling the police officer, who seems to be checking his driving licence, that his photo has been changed.

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 3, 2023

Notably, there was no change on Twitter's mobile app. It is pertinent to mention that the doge image (of a Shiba Inu) is well-known as the logo of the Dogecoin blockchain and cryptocurrency, which was created as a joke in 2013, to mock other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Variety reported. Twitter's CEO also shared the screenshot of the March 26, 2022, conversation between him and the anonymous account where the latter was asking to change the bird logo to 'doge'. Sharing this post on Twitter, Musk wrote, "As promised."

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 3, 2023

According to Variety, Musk, who bought Twitter last fall in a $44 billion deal, is a well-known superfan of the Doge meme and he has promoted Dogecoin both on Twitter and during his appearance last year hosting 'Saturday Night Live'. After the change to Twitter's web logo Monday, the value of Dogecoin rose more than 20%. After Musk tweeted in March 2022, before mounting his eventually successful bid to buy Twitter, "Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?" Musk tweeted. Earlier, on February 15, Musk's love for 'doge' was visible as he posted the photograph of the Dogecoin blockchain and cryptocurrency logo, posing as the CEO, on his account with the caption, 'The new CEO of Twitter is amazing'. READ ALSO:

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