Giant, glowing ‘X’ atop Twitter HQ dismantled after wave of complaints

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After just four days, the giant ‘X’ sign that graced the roof of Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco has been taken down.The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the illuminated sign, which was put up without a permit.“This morning, building inspectors observed the structure being dismantled,” a spokesperson from the city’s Department of Building Inspection said by email on Monday. “The property owner will be assessed fees for the unpermitted installation of the illuminated structure.” ‘X’ marks the spot of billionaire Elon Musk’s latest antic since buying Twitter.A giant, light-up sign of an X appeared on the rooftop of Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco on Friday, less than a week after Musk announced that the social media platform was rebranding to X.Viral videos showed the sign blasting white light and occasionally strobing over the weekend.

One Twitter user highlighted that the giant X directly faces an apartment building, writing they would be “livid” if the sign was across from their bedroom.Resident Patricia Wallinga, who lives across from the sign, told CBS News that she thinks the whole situation is a “clown show” and that the bright, strobing sign is a danger to the many elderly residents who live there.“I thought it was lightning,” she said of the sign. “I was very confused.

I went to my window, I looked around, I didn’t see anything. I thought it was maybe a police siren.”She said the apartment building is “largely rent controlled,” and “there are a lot of seniors who live there, I’m sure, I’m absolutely sure that this is a danger especially to them.”Christopher Beale, a journalist at local KQED who also lives in the building, said it was “hard