Elon Musk Threatens to Transfer NPR’s Twitter Handle to “Another Company”

[nickthegreek]

https://deadline.com/2023/05/elon-musk-threatens-transfer-npr-twitter-handle-another-company-1235354636/

[vivegi]

Not cool. [1]

> What makes a cool URI?

> A cool URI is one which does not change.

[1]: https://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI

[Laaas]

If they truly intend not to use Twitter again, why would they have any qualms with losing their handle?

[clipsy → Laaas]

Because they presumably don’t want someone impersonating them?

[detaro]

dup: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35796487

[sharemywin]

Is a twitter handle covered under trademark?