Why is there a dog on my Twitter?

TWITTER users have noticed something odd about the social network recently.

The distinctive blue bird logo has been replaced by a dog.

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Musk shared a screenshot of where he got the idea from[/caption]

Some maybe familiar with it as the Dogecoin cryptocurrency logo.

It’s owner Elon Musk’s latest wacky idea for the platform since he took over last year.

Why is there a dog on Twitter?

Musk, 51, tweeted that he changed the logo to fulfil a promise he made.

Just over a year ago, before he made a controversial bid to buy Twitter, the billionaire asked if a new platform was needed for free speech online.

Fans urged him to just buy Twitter instead.

They also jokingly urged him to change the logo to a doge.

“Haha that would be sickkk,” he responded at the time.

Sharing a screenshot of that conversation on Monday, Musk said, “as promised”.

What is Shiba Inu?

Shiba Inu is a breed of dog.

It’s a hunting dog that originates from Japan.

A meme of one such Shiba Inu went big online in 2013 and became known as Doge.

This inspired the name for Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency which features the Doge in its logo.

When did Elon Musk buy Twitter?

Elon Musk officially became owner of Twitter on October 27, 2022.

He initially tried to get a position on the firm’s board over concerns about Twitter’s stance on free speech before moving in for a full on takeover.

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The Doge meme went big in 2013[/caption]

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