Elon Musk's X Deletes Ellen DeGeneres' Famous Oscars Selfie

Ellen DeGeneres' famous selfie from the 2014 Oscars was temporarily deleted from Twitter, now known as X, due to glitches.

In a recent turn of events, Ellen DeGeneres' iconic selfie from the 2014 Oscar Awards, hailed as the most famous selfie of all time, was temporarily removed from X (formerly known as Twitter) over the weekend. This incident comes amidst a series of changes and outages on the social media platform since Elon Musk took over.

Users have reported various issues, including the inability to tweet unless a post is scheduled and the implementation of post limits. However, one of the major problems faced by the platform recently is the disappearance of old images from 2014 and earlier. Instead of displaying the images, they appear as links. The Verge was quick to point out that this glitch affected Ellen DeGeneres' viral selfie, which captured her alongside stars like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Lupita Nyong'o at the 2014 Oscars.

Tom Coates was among the first users to notice this issue. He expressed his frustration on Saturday afternoon, stating that he couldn't see images from 2014. Coates blamed Elon Musk for this incident, claiming that Twitter had removed almost a decade's worth of pictures and videos from the early 2000s due to the glitch.

Fortunately, DeGeneres' selfie and other photos from 2014 and earlier have been restored on X/Twitter. However, neither Elon Musk nor X CEO Linda Yaccarino have addressed the glitch publicly.

It's worth mentioning that DeGeneres' original tweet in 2014 quickly became the most reposted tweet of all time, garnering over 1 million shares within a few days. To this day, it has accumulated over 2.8 million reshares and 2 million likes.

In a separate development, Elon Musk recently announced his plans to remove the 'block' function on X/Twitter. This decision is part of a series of changes he has been implementing. Musk stated on X/Twitter that he believes the 'block' feature "makes no sense" and will be deleted, except for direct messages.

On a different note, there were rumors of a potential cage fight between Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, which have seemingly been called off. Musk had challenged Zuckerberg to a wrestling cage match, but Zuckerberg claimed that Musk wasn't serious about the event and wouldn't confirm a date. Musk proposed hosting the fight in Vegas and live-streaming it on X/Twitter, but Zuckerberg expressed skepticism about the fight actually happening.

In conclusion, Ellen DeGeneres' famous selfie has been temporarily removed from X/Twitter, along with other images from 2014 and earlier. Despite this glitch, the photo has been restored. Elon Musk continues to make changes to the platform, including the removal of the 'block' function. As for the anticipated cage fight between Musk and Zuckerberg, it seems unlikely to happen at this point.

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