Twitter took @x handle from longtime user and only offered him “some merch”

Gene Hwang wasn't paid for @x handle that Twitter now uses on official account.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/twitter-took-x-handle-from-longtime-user-and-only-offered-him-some-merch/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Twitter commandeers @X username from man who had it since 2007

Twitter took Gene X Hwang's username and only offered him "some merch."

Ars Technica
@arstechnica That "merch" better be a damn Tesla...
@Minski @arstechnica
But then you'd only have a car half the year. The other half it would either be broken or at a service facility several hours away getting "fixed" for a month at a time.
@Jumpmed Yeah, its not good, but probably the best any of Elon's company's has to offer right now...