Twitter Coming Back? What to Expect from the New 'Bird App'

A new “Twitter” surfaced online as a separate platform, positioned as a competitor to X. According to an Engadget report cited by Tempo.co, the project is led by Stephen Coates, former legal counsel for the original Twitter before it was rebranded as X under Elon Musk. The site runs at Twitter.now and retains the original blue color and a redesigned bird logo. Launch timing is entangled in an ongoing trademark dispute, with a federal judge in Delaware still considering a temporary injunction sought by Musk and X. Coates says X abandoned “Twitter” and “tweet” trademark rights after the 2022 acquisition. The site states it is “not affiliated with X Corp” and says it will include an AI tool called Vera for real-time post verification, though details remain early-stage.