{"id":2116706,"date":"2026-08-28T10:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2116706"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:23:33","slug":"is-twitter-back-ex-employee-fights-to-revive-the-blue-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2116706","title":{"rendered":"Is Twitter back? Ex-employee fights to revive the blue bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/25\/65\/1200x675_cmsv2_d7569b3e-dc05-5792-b3b3-fc8e28aee5d0-9892565.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2921378-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2921378\" data-cid=\"9893341\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2921378-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/33\/41\/189x106_cmsv2_060f8b5f-250b-5441-aaeb-175652b2d279-9893341.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Women walk on a street in front of national flags in Nuuk, 14 January, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div 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Ex-employee fights to revive the blue bird<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/25\/65\/1536x864_cmsv2_d7569b3e-dc05-5792-b3b3-fc8e28aee5d0-9892565.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"FILE - A Twitter app icon on a mobile phone is displayed in Philadelphia, U.S.A., April 26, 2017.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              FILE &#8211; A Twitter app icon on a mobile phone is displayed in Philadelphia, U.S.A., April 26, 2017.<br \/>\n                    <span 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A startup including former Twitter staffer Stephen Coates launched a new platform this week, giving users early access to a \u201creclaimed\u201d social media platform and the chance to take the fight to Elon Musk.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--next js-article-content\">\n<p>To paraphrase a famous saying, &#8220;Twitter is dead. Long live Twitter.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A new social network that looks like Twitter, works a bit like Twitter \u2014 and is also called Twitter \u2014 has just launched, in defiance of a lawsuit from Elon Musk&#8217;s X.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia-based startup Operation Bluebird, founded by, among others, original Twitter former general counsel and board member Stephen Coates, launched Twitter.now this week.<\/p>\n<p>Coates made the announcement on LinkedIn, saying, \u201cGet over your X. The bird is back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his message he also made clear that Twitter.now &#8220;is not an attempt to recreate the old platform,&#8221; but a service that allows users to decide what kind of content reaches their feeds, based on the principle of &#8220;freedom of speech, not freedom of reach&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign to restore Twitter in some form, said Coates, followed Elon Musk\u2019s takeover, rebrand and redesign of the popular social media platform as X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a place where the whole world came to talk. The richest man alive bought it, and broke it. We&#8217;re a small team taking Twitter back \u2014 rebuilt on trust,\u201d reads the landing page of the website.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign began when Operation Bluebird filed a petition to the US Patent and Trademark Office in December 2025, seeking cancellation of X\u2019s \u201cTwitter\u201d and \u201ctweet\u201d trademarks.<\/p>\n<p>They argued that X had abandoned the trademarks after removing the Twitter branding and replacing it with X, and simultaneously applied for their own Twitter trademark.<\/p>\n<p>The startup was subsequently sued by Musk\u2019s X in an attempt to prevent them from launching the social media platform and accused Operation Bluebird of copyright infringement.<\/p>\n<p>The startup successfully argued that X had let go of the trademarks like \u201cTwitter\u201d and \u201cTweet\u201d in a US District Court, with Judge Colm Connolly issuing a tentative ruling indicating that X may have abandoned the intellectual property claims, presenting Operation Bluebird with an opportunity to go ahead with their plans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">X sues challenger \u2018Operation Bluebird\u2019 for trying to \u2018steal\u2019 Twitter branding<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Elon Musk faces court over claims he tanked Twitter stock before buyout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Join &#8216;the fight&#8217; against Musk<\/h2>\n<p>The new Twitter is currently at an early access stage, offering people the opportunity to sign up as \u201cfounders\u2019 for $20 (\u20ac17) to help build and test the platform, and secure popular handles ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p>The platform&#8217;s homepage makes clear that the launch is a direct response to Elon Musk&#8217;s changes to the original Twitter, with members also encouraged to pay $40 (\u20ac34) to join &#8220;the fight&#8221; \u2014 the startup&#8217;s ongoing legal battle against X.<\/p>\n<p>The website describes it as a \u201cDavid &amp; Goliath\u201d battle pitting a small team against \u201cthe richest man alive,\u201d as the startup defends its right to launch and operate. X maintains that millions of users still use the old Twitter URL to reach X and still refer to posts on their platform as \u201cTweets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A key element for the new platform is transparency and credibility. The startup is introducing a feature that allows users to \u201cset the dial\u201d on how much \u201ctrusted\u201d and \u201clow trust\u201d content and sources appear on their feed.<\/p>\n<p>How trust is determined has not been revealed, but the website states that it will run according to \u201cthe Birdhouse Constitution and Community Guidelines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The company also states that it aims to prohibit illegal content, child exploitation, threats of violence, harassment, scams and other harmful conduct, with policies evolving as the platform grows.<\/p>\n<p>This is in response to widespread claims that X has failed to uphold the platform\u2019s original values, with many dissatisfied users \u2014 estimated at 33 million globally \u2014 opting for alternatives that they view as more reliable or useful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2921231-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2921231\" data-cid=\"9892456\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2921231-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/24\/56\/480x270_cmsv2_aeae1e41-33d3-51e3-bd81-175ab58d5e4f-9892456.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - A car passes Facebook&apos;s new Meta logo on a sign at the company headquarters on Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. 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Long live Twitter.&#8221;A new social network that looks like Twitter, works a bit like Twitter \u2014 and is also called Twitter \u2014 has just launched, in defiance of a lawsuit from Elon Musk&#8217;s X.Virginia-based startup Operation Bluebird, founded by, among others, original Twitter former general counsel and board member Stephen Coates, launched Twitter.now this week.Coates made the announcement on LinkedIn, saying, \u201cGet over your X. The bird is back.\u201dIn his message he also made clear that Twitter.now &#8220;is not an attempt to recreate the old platform,&#8221; but a service that allows users to decide what kind of content reaches their feeds, based on the principle of &#8220;freedom of speech, not freedom of reach&#8221;.The campaign to restore Twitter in some form, said Coates, followed Elon Musk\u2019s takeover, rebrand and redesign of the popular social media platform as X.\u201cThere was a place where the whole world came to talk. The richest man alive bought it, and broke it. We&#8217;re a small team taking Twitter back \u2014 rebuilt on trust,\u201d reads the landing page of the website.The campaign began when Operation Bluebird filed a petition to the US Patent and Trademark Office in December 2025, seeking cancellation of X\u2019s \u201cTwitter\u201d and \u201ctweet\u201d trademarks.They argued that X had abandoned the trademarks after removing the Twitter branding and replacing it with X, and simultaneously applied for their own Twitter trademark.The startup was subsequently sued by Musk\u2019s X in an attempt to prevent them from launching the social media platform and accused Operation Bluebird of copyright infringement.The startup successfully argued that X had let go of the trademarks like \u201cTwitter\u201d and \u201cTweet\u201d in a US District Court, with Judge Colm Connolly issuing a tentative ruling indicating that X may have abandoned the intellectual property claims, presenting Operation Bluebird with an opportunity to go ahead with their plans.Join &#8216;the fight&#8217; against MuskThe new Twitter is currently at an early access stage, offering people the opportunity to sign up as \u201cfounders\u2019 for $20 (\u20ac17) to help build and test the platform, and secure popular handles ahead of time.The platform&#8217;s homepage makes clear that the launch is a direct response to Elon Musk&#8217;s changes to the original Twitter, with members also encouraged to pay $40 (\u20ac34) to join &#8220;the fight&#8221; \u2014 the startup&#8217;s ongoing legal battle against X.The website describes it as a \u201cDavid &amp; Goliath\u201d battle pitting a small team against \u201cthe richest man alive,\u201d as the startup defends its right to launch and operate. X maintains that millions of users still use the old Twitter URL to reach X and still refer to posts on their platform as \u201cTweets\u201d.A key element for the new platform is transparency and credibility. 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