Talk:Twitter/FAQ
 | Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the corresponding page Twitter. They address concerns, questions, and misconceptions which have repeatedly arisen on the talk page. Please update this material when needed. |
Why don't you rename this article to "X (social network)"?
As of April 2025[update], there is consensus against renaming Twitter-related articles to "X". Numerous discussions have been held on this matter, none of which has resulted in consensus to move or split; see this extensive list of past discussions.
Please do not attempt to make a new move request unless the situation has changed or you have a convincing argument that has not been considered.
For recognizability and ease of searching, Wikipedia articles use the name most commonly used in reliable sources, which is not necessarily the official name used by its owner or its current name. For example, we use Kanye West instead of Ye (musician), Statue of Liberty instead of Liberty Enlightening the World, and United Kingdom instead of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Twitter and its related terms (such as tweet, a dictionary word) remain widely recognizable to the general public due to its history and cultural impact. Renaming this page "X" would also require some form of parenthetical disambiguation, whereas Wikipedia prefers the use of natural disambiguation if possible. Finally, there is "no consensus that Twitter and X are such radically and fundamentally different products that they should be covered entirely separately".[a]
- ^ This finding was made in August 2024 and upheld in February and April 2025.