As a result, 'NetfliTwitter.com' appeared to many users as 'Netflix.com,' even though it wasn't Netflix's real site.
X owner Elon Musk has made it no secret that Twitter , the former name of the social media company he bought for $44 billion in 2022, is no more. He’s sold off the company’s famous blue bird memorabilia, eliminated the word “tweet” from the platform, and is now apparently trying to change all references made to Twitter .com to X.com without asking users. The change was first reported by Mashable, which spotted posts from disgruntled and concerned users about the change on X.
Therefore, for example, a URL that appears to be ‘netflix.com’ will actually redirect to ‘netflitwitter.com’ when clicked. Please be aware that there is a potential for this feature to be exploited in the future, by acquiring domains containing ‘twitter.com’ to lead users to malicious pages. This domain, ‘netflitwitter.com,’ has been acquired for protective purposes to prevent its use for such malicious activities. Mashable noted that another X user, @amasato_mochi, bought the domain “seTwitter.
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