<ul><li>Elon Musk's company, representing social media network X, took over @x Twitter handle without payment or prior communication with the original owner.</li><li>Gene X Hwang, who registered the handle in 2007, received an email informing him that the account was now the property of 'x.'</li><li>Hwang was offered X merchandise and a meeting but received no financial compensation.</li><li>Legal complexities may arise as other companies hold intellectual property rights to the letter 'X.'</li></ul>

''They Just Took It'': Owner Of @x claims he didn't get paid for his Twitter handle

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