From Twitter to X: A history in tweets to mark 20 years of the platform

The app has been home to many significant cultural moments (Picture: Twitter Logo) July 15, 2006. Tony Blair is Prime Minister, Promiscuous reigns as the number 1 single, and the second Pirates of the Caribbean film dominates the box offices. Unknown to most of the world, a platform is released which will permanently alter the global landscape. Twitter. Well, back then it was called twttr – clearly not immune to the craze of ‘disemvoweling’ that characterised the early 2000s. Since its release, the name has changed many times, and with it, the nature of the platform. Most recently, it has adopted the name X under Musk’s ownership. Twitter turns 20 years old today, so it would be fitting to take a trip through the history of the application. What form of media would be best equipped to do t