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Twitter, X (social media)
A social media platform for posting short messages (tweets), now rebranded as X.
Rebranded as X in 2023, but most Japanese users still call it Twitter (ツイッター); Japan is one of its largest markets. Written either Twitter or ツイッター.
Common expressions
- ツイートする: to tweet
- フォローする: to follow
- リツイート (RT): retweet
- いいね: like
- 裏アカ (裏アカウント): secret or anonymous account
- 炎上: a storm of online criticism
Watch out
炎上 (literally 'going up in flames') is not 'going viral': it means a post has drawn a flood of angry criticism. A post that simply spreads widely is バズる.