The change to the Twitter logo has left users baffled.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk appeared to ditch the iconic blue bird for the Dogecoin dog.
The platform was flooded with reactions to the change.
Tom Warren, senior editor at The Verge, tweeted, “Twitter’s logo has turned into doge 2 days after April Fool’s Day,” along with an upside-down smile emoji.
Twitter's logo has turned into doge 2 days after April Fool's Day 🙃 pic.twitter.com/8yETRJjAnw
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) April 3, 2023
One user wrote, “The new twitter logo is amazing,” along with a photoshopped image of both a bird and dog combined.
the new twitter logo is amazing pic.twitter.com/og7G30LZnj
— gaut (@0xgaut) April 3, 2023
Another user reacted, saying, “WTF?”
The Twitter logo is now a #Doge
— Raphaël Bloch 🐳 (@Raph_Bloch) April 3, 2023
WTF? pic.twitter.com/nI9r6G55JN
One tweet suggested a “petition to rename ‘tweet’ to ‘bark.'”
Looks like we're no longer using the bird app, It's all about the doge app now 🐶
— richerd.eth (@richerd) April 3, 2023
petition to rename "tweet" to "bark" pic.twitter.com/XHF91dgVQ5
Read more reactions below:
if i could change the twitter logo to an ancient meme, it would be him pic.twitter.com/bXqedEFtbH
— kelsey weekman (@kelsaywhat) April 3, 2023
https://twitter.com/Ayyappan_1504/status/1642966977936527360
wow they changed Twitter's logo to a joke that hasn't been funny since 2015, so cool pic.twitter.com/r0Hlqt3Fnu
— Joey Politano 🏳️🌈 (@JosephPolitano) April 3, 2023
I love the new Twitter logo @elonmusk – and it seems the #Dogecoin icon is also appearing when you fully reload your Twitter page.
— Mishaboar (@mishaboar) April 3, 2023
What's going on?
Brb, gonna grab some cannoli. pic.twitter.com/3bTAGjrtQV
https://twitter.com/drefanzor/status/1642963911841566720
umm why did twitter logo become doge pic.twitter.com/JWGbbz2lng
— Dr Grandayy (@grandayy) April 3, 2023
As Fortune explained, the icon is “used by the infamous Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency known as a ‘memecoin.'”
The outlet noted Musk has previously promoted Dogecoin.
His endorsement of the cryptocurrency has impacted the value of the coin.
Upon the internet’s recognition of the change to Twitter’s logo, Dogecoin increased by 20% in only 30 minutes, per Fortune.
The change to the logo comes just after Musk requested a judge toss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit claiming the billionaire conducted a pyramid scheme to back Dogecoin, per Reuters.
“There is nothing unlawful about tweeting words of support for, or funny pictures about, a legitimate cryptocurrency that continues to hold a market cap of nearly $10 billion,” Musk’s lawyers stated.
They continued, “This court should put a stop to plaintiffs’ fantasy and dismiss the complaint.”
Musk has not hesitated to make changes to Twitter’s platform since becoming CEO.
He also made headlines over the weekend for taking away a verified checkmark on The New York Times’ account.
