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Giant Light-Up ‘X’ on Twitter Building Taken Down Amid City Investigation

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

The recently rebranded Elon Musk-owned social media platform apparently forgot to get a permit before placing a strobing light on top of its building.

Brett Bachman
Brett Bachman 

Night Editor

City officials in San Francisco attempted to visit the headquarters of Twitter—recently renamed “X” by new owner Elon Musk—twice over the weekend to investigate a giant, strobing light-up sign placed on the building’s roof.
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Brett Bachman

Brett Bachman

Night Editor

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