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Twitter turns twenty as Elon Musk's X celebrates milestone despite past scandals

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On March 21, the platform formerly known as Twitter officially marked its twentieth anniversary under ownership of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. While early posts like Jack Dorsey’s simple "just setting up my twittr" from three decades ago laid historical groundwork for social media culture today's X continues to evolve amidst ongoing controversies and challenges faced by previous owners including Bill Gates who once attempted but failed in acquiring the company before it was sold off again later on.

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    On March 21st of this year marked the twentieth anniversary since Jack Dorsey posted his first message on what is now known as X.
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    The platform, formerly Twitter and currently owned by Elon Musk following a contentious acquisition deal still in court, has significantly increased its power despite past scandals.
March 21, 2006 "just setting up my twittr" was posted by Jack Dorsey on the site that is now known as X.

Elon Musk deceived his shareholders in order to buy Twitter

— [Lavozdegalicia.es]

...even after being renamed X by its new owner Elon Musk...

— (Techcrunch)

...malgré les scandales et les horreurs diffuse‌es, la plateforme d'Elon Musk a nettement gagne‑en puissance

— [Letemps.ch]

'Sou mesmo eu'. Os primeiros tweets que fizeram histo ria (Observador.pt)

— (Lefigaro.fr)