Twitter bird sign sells for nearly US$35,000 at auction


Twitter's blue bird on its headquarters building in San Francisco, on July 24, 2023. The logo has sold for nearly US$35,000 (RM155,142) at an auction. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter's iconic bird logo that was removed from the company's former San Francisco headquarters when Elon Musk took over the social media company and rebranded it to X has sold for nearly US$35,000 (RM155,142) at an auction.

RR Auction, which deals in "rare and collectible items" said the 560-pound (254kg) sign, which measured 12 feet by 9 feet (3.7 meters by 2.7 meters) sold for US$34,375 (RM152,372). It did not name the buyer.

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