Twitter has ditched the tainted profile egg

Twitter is getting rid of one of the most well-known bits of its visual identity: your default profile photo will no longer be an egg. Instead, it’s now an incredibly drab silhouette, like pretty much every other social network. But there’s a reason for the downgrade. Most notably, Twitter says some people kept the egg because they thought it was fun or cute, instead of uploading a photo that actually showed off something about their identity. Basically, the new photo is so boring p