‘X’ sign removed from Twitter HQ roof

The massive neon sign had drawn complaints from neighbors and city officials

The controversial neon ‘X’ sign has been removed from the roof of the former Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, multiple eyewitnesses confirmed on Monday on CEO Elon Musk’s newly-renamed platform.

Photos of construction workers dismantling the sign were posted to the platform formerly known as Twitter, though the company has yet to issue a public statement. As of Monday evening, Musk’s own account still showed the sign beaming from the building’s roof as both his pinned tweet and his profile background.

The California city filed a complaint and launched an investigation after the sign was installed on Friday, explaining that erecting signs on top of buildings requires a permit. Neighbors subsequently complained as the sign flickered and beamed its bright light into the residential building across the street, illuminating the area “like it was daylight” according to one angry tenant.