Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter/X, is floating an idea that he's had before to remedy the problem of social media bots: charging people to use social media.
I don’t think so. Twitter (X) users tend to be relatively mellow and don’t mind parting with their money. Elon Musk is a beloved genius and even more people will love him if he does this. They’ll love him just like he always wanted his father to love him.
Did you read the article? An extremely small percentage of users have subscribed to blue. I highly doubt even 20% of the user base would pay.
There’s really no alternative. Sure, mastodon seem great. But most are on Twitter because that’s where the people are. It’s not as easy to swap out as Reddit, because it’s not just about any content that anyone can post. It’s about following specific people.
This will face backlash.
I don’t think so. Twitter (X) users tend to be relatively mellow and don’t mind parting with their money. Elon Musk is a beloved genius and even more people will love him if he does this. They’ll love him just like he always wanted his father to love him.
Did you read the article? An extremely small percentage of users have subscribed to blue. I highly doubt even 20% of the user base would pay.
There’s really no alternative. Sure, mastodon seem great. But most are on Twitter because that’s where the people are. It’s not as easy to swap out as Reddit, because it’s not just about any content that anyone can post. It’s about following specific people.
Why would I read the article? “Punish my eyeballs” isn’t on my agenda until Wednesday.