Twitter makes abrupt logo change to Dogecoin image

Microblogging platform Twitter has recently changed its blue bird logo to an image of a dog meme which was popularised due to cryptocurrencies.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has not provided a justification or explanation for the shift.

A concurrent, seemingly unrelated fault in Twitter's user interface that made it impossible to determine which tweets had been retweeted onto your timeline added to the confusion. This bug was one of an increasing number that have been plaguing the platform.

In true Musk manner, he ultimately tweeted a meme noting the change and then followed it up with the closest thing to an explanation he has offered: a reference to a joke made by a follower in March 2022 suggesting that he could purchase Twitter and swap the logo for Doge.

However, some users have acknowledged that Twitter's logo was reverted back to the original blue bird.