This short text, written on March 21, 2006, marked the beginnings of the platform to more than 190 million daily users, popular with political and economic decision-makers as well as journalists.
In fifteen years, Twitter has become a key player in social networks, not without some controversy.
Latest, the network surprised in January by deleting the 88 million subscriber account of Donald Trump, the main communication tool of the American president, for repeated incitement to violence, after the invasion of the Capitol by supporters of the Republican billionaire.
The exclusion of the Head of State had been hailed as much as denounced, a sign of the complex balance between neutrality, defense of freedom of expression, and moderation with which these platforms must deal.
Jack Dorsey had defended his decision but admitted that it was a “failure” and set a “dangerous” precedent.
In early March, the boss of the social network, based in San Francisco, announced the sale of this very first tweet, via a link to the “Valuables” site, where fans can make an offer.
Buying a tweet means acquiring “a digital certificate of the tweet, unique because it was signed and verified by the creator,” the tweet auction site explains – like an autograph.
Some $ 2.5 million was offered for this message on Sunday.