Elon Musk may be switching X (formerly Twitter) to a permanent dark mode, removing the last bit original branding for the site he bought for $44 billion.
As part of Twitter’s ongoing and controversial rebrand into X, the social media network will be going dark — as in dark mode. That’s because owner Elon Musk recently tweeted that he is looking to permanently be set to dark mode, removing the default light mode in the process. A detailed explanation was not given as to why this would be the case, with Musk simply stating that dark mode « is better in every way. »
What is interesting is that, according to researchers, neither light nor dark mode poses any widespread benefits to its usage. Appfire cites such research, which concludes that normal-sighted users perform better using light mode while those with reading difficulties or frequenting bright rooms are better using dark mode.
