Twitter announced today that the company is changing the default avatar for new accounts from the infamous multicolored eggs to a new default profile photo that depicted a gray, genderless image ...

No more bright colors, either — the new avatar is all gray. In a blog post ... worse on purpose: "The new default image feels more like an empty state or placeholder and we hope it encourages ...

Prior to this update, you had to choose between displaying a profile picture or your avatar on your profile. Now, you can flip between the two. “Now you can add your avatar to the other side of ...