Is everything ok Microsoft?
Either the @microsoft social admin is having a bad day, or the company’s X account has been taken over. Microsoft’s official X account followed a Clippy crypto account, reposted one of its tweets, and had its profile picture changed to a Clippy one. The posts were then removed, but a strange “apology” tweet appeared around 30 minutes later and was deleted rather quickly. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/chrome_ansvrybFrJ.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-01-at-3.49.34-PM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
Either the @microsoft social admin is having a bad day, or the company’s X account has been taken over. Microsoft’s official X account followed a Clippy crypto account, reposted one of its tweets, and had its profile picture changed to a Clippy one. The posts were then removed, but a strange “apology” tweet appeared around 30 minutes later and was deleted rather quickly.
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