X總部的巨型logo已拆除。(美聯社)
美國億萬富豪馬斯克將旗下社群平台推特改名成「X」之後,7月28日在加州舊金山總部架設巨型「X」標誌,但因 燈光太刺眼,惹怒不少市民,市府當局收到至少24件投訴,就在市府展開調查時,該公司7月31日已自行拆除, 儘管此舉同樣也有違規之虞。
美國全國公共電台(NPR)報導,舊金山市建築勘驗部官員表示,至少收到24件關於「X」巨型標誌的投訴,投訴內容包括質疑標誌的安全性,以及強光擾民等。該部門發言人漢南(Patrick Hannan)指出,技術上來說,拆除工程同樣應該取得許可,但基於安全義務上的考量,他們對此採取「放行」的態度。
🚨#BREAKING: The large 𝕏 sign from X headquarters has been removed.
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 31, 2023
📌#SanFrancisco | #California
The large and bright '𝕏' logo that sat on top of the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter has been taken down. The sign was installed Friday, and… pic.twitter.com/BpZ1hvAF0v
舊金山市政府表示,上周曾連續兩天派員到X公司總部部調查,但吃了閉門羹,調查人員7月28日到公司總部時,內部人員辯稱,那座標誌只是「暫時性設置」,調查員則說未經許可的標誌都應拆除。
Bright 'X' sign at former Twitter HQ causing some concern among nearby residents
— Betty Yu (@bett_yu) July 31, 2023
"I feel like if I was a person that was maybe epileptic or had a sensitively to bright lights and strobes it would be a major problem,” @realchrisjbeale said. @KPIXtv https://t.co/n1RzDDL5Ch pic.twitter.com/vbJ737W03j
另據哥倫比亞廣播公司(CBS)報導,住在X總部對街的瓦林佳(Patricia Wallinga)表示,那個標誌讓他以為是閃電,「讓我感到很困惑,當我走到窗前查看卻什麼都看不到,於是我想可能是警車的亮光。」
同樣住在對街的獨立記者畢爾(Christopher Beale)則說,標牌晚上的亮光強到讓他無法待在房間,「如果我有癲癇,或是對閃爍強光比較敏感,那住在這裡真的會成為大問題。」