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Twitter / X
American social networking service
Founded by Jack Dorsey and others in 2006, Twitter is a social networking service that allows users to post and interact with others. Content posts are called “tweets” and are limited to 280 characters. As of the first quarter of 2018, Twitter had more than 330 million active monthly users. Elon Musk purchased Twitter in 2022 and has since rebranded the platform to X.