So, it looks as if the Twitter fowl received’t be withdrawing once more in any case, with Elon Musk’s X taking motion to reaffirm its possession of all Twitter logos, with a brand new replace to its Phrases of Service.

As reported by Ars Technica final week, a Virginia-based startup that’s calling itself “Operation Bluebird” just lately filed a proper petition with the US Patent and Trademark Workplace to cancel X Company’s logos of the phrases “Twitter” and “tweet,” on account of X basically not utilizing them, and abandoning the earlier Twitter model.

If profitable in its bid, the group then plans to relaunch Twitter below a brand new host, within the hopes {that a} reproduction of the app, with the revived Twitter branding, will deliver crowds flocking again.

Which looks as if a questionable guess, however that’s the premise of the strategy, with the group hoping that affinity with “Twitter” and the fowl brand might be sufficient to kickstart a brand new enterprise.

However as we famous, given his historical past of retaliatory actions, it appears unlikely that Elon Musk would hand over these logos with no combat, particularly to a possible X competitor.

As reported by TechCrunch, X has now revised Phrases of Service, efficient as of January 15, 2026, including within the following assertion:

“Nothing within the Phrases offers you a proper to make use of the X title or Twitter title or any of the X or Twitter logos, logos, domains, different distinctive model options, and different proprietary rights, and you might not achieve this with out our categorical written consent.”

The addition right here is “Twitter,” as this part used to solely point out X.

And if retrospective revision of its phrases (in previous the trademark motion) doesn’t work, X has additionally launched a countersuit, by which it states that the corporate continues to solely personal the Twitter and Tweet logos and the bluebird brand.

Yeah, there was principally no means that Elon was going to permit another person to blatantly capitalize on one thing that he owns. And whereas the entire Operation Bluebird mission looks as if a longshot both means (would individuals actually sign-up to a brand new model of Twitter simply because it appears just like the Twitter of previous?), it’s now doubtless useless within the water, earlier than it even goes to the following stage of reclaiming the rights to the title and brand.

However then once more, this can be a group of IP attorneys, and so they might be ready for the authorized problem. I imply, Elon has a small military of how personal attorneys, and infinite sources to throw on the mission, so that will additionally appear to be an uphill battle, however possibly, there’s some authorized loophole that may allow the Operation Bluebird crew to proceed to mission.

Although most likely not. The Operation Bluebird web site has seemingly been taken offline, in response to this newest motion from X.

I imply, in case you actually miss Twitter, Bluesky might be the closest reproduction, by way of format and performance, whereas Threads is a extra lively different, with largely the identical options.

These appear to be your finest guess, with this new replace set to quash any future challenges to X’s Twitter possession.