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SELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.works to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago

Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it.

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Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it.

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SELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.works to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago
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    However, Hwang tells me, he was also offered a new handle of his choice – as long as it’s available. He just hasn’t picked one yet.

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      He should ask for @twitter.

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      “as long as it’s available” is as good as nothing imho.

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        We’ll a lot of people have left

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