A Virginia startup, Operation Bluebird, has petitioned the US Patent and Trademark Office to cancel X Corporation’s trademarks for “Twitter” and “tweet,” claiming they have been abandoned. If successful, the group plans to launch a new social network called Twitter.new by late next year.

Marine biologist David Shiffman, disillusioned with Twitter's new algorithm and policies under Elon Musk, led a migration of scientists to the social media platform Bluesky. A survey he conducted revealed that many science communicators have abandoned Twitter, finding Bluesky to be a favorable alternative for professional networking and engagement.