Elon Musk covers up ‘W’ at Twitter’s San Francisco HQ over dispute with landlord, declares ‘problem solved’
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has recently made a few changes outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco, USA. One of his latest modifications involved covering up the letter "W" in Twitter's name, following his previous act of replacing...

In replies to the same tweet, Musk also said, “They tried to muffle our titter”.
Our landlord at SF HQ says we’re legally required to keep sign as Twitter & cannot remove “w”, so we painted it background color. Problem solved! pic.twitter.com/1iFjccTbUq
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2023
They tried to muffle our titter 🤭
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2023
Elon Musk's tweet went viral, accumulating over 21 million views and a lot of Twitter users praised his clever resolution to the issue. As a result, there has been a discussion on the lawfulness of such actions and the degree of control that landlords possess over the signage of their tenants.
Elon Musk has previously suggested altering Twitter's name. In April of the previous year, he conducted a Twitter poll, asking users whether they think the letter "W" should be removed, with only two options given for the answer - "Yes" and "Of course".
Moreover, a few days ago, Elon Musk swapped out the original Twitter logo for the logo of Dogecoin, a decentralized cryptocurrency that features a Shiba Inu. Following a great deal of discussion surrounding this action, Musk has now ultimately restored the original blue bird logo. However, it still remains unclear what made him change the logo in the first place. It is to mention that the Doge logo remained in place for three days and generated a lot of excitement as people speculated whether Musk would keep it permanently.
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