Twitter is basically Truth or Parlour at this point. There is some truly horrible content on there now and basically no way to flag it for removal. It’s always been there but was generally right at the bottom of replies below funny/clever takes, now it’s all risen to the top so impossible to ignore. Putting the blue ticks at the top of replies is the dumbest decision he’s made (of many bad ones).
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For the most part, people are not going to pay to use X if it continues to be a non moderated (or lack of) no holds barred free speech platform where hate, racist, homophobic, sexist, misogynist speech will and continues to run freely across the platform. People are also not going to pay if misinformation, harassments, bullying and threats are allowed to run free on the platform. Advertisers left in droves because they do not want to be associated with such stuff and Elon Musk has done nothing to allay those fears, allowing more and more people involved in making sure X is a safe platform to leave.
Idly wondering if the CEO has been told about these changes yet?
It's interesting that some people complain about the lack of censorship. For my taste censorship there is still much to high. A few weeks ago they banned me permanently for a tweet against climate activists.
Have been using twitter for a decade now. For me nothing has changed, just the fact that they prioritize blue checkmarks responses
They should add two more x and make it a porn site. More people might be lured to pay for it then.
Wait until they double the ads at every level (except, of course, Premium Plus).
Well, the far right is. It's basically Truth Social 2.0 at this point.
I’ve been using it for a decade too and it has fundamentally changed for me. I think that prioritising is one of the main reasons. Unfortunately a disproportionate number of blue ticks are not very nice and I’m forced to read horrible responses to many tweets.
Blue Blocker helps and makes Twitter feel like a game with a new high score each day.
No, he has been protected by those around him who know what they are doing. At all those other companies, according to reports anyway, he has handlers who give him something shiny to play with so he doesn’t f-up the company. With twitter he fired anyone who could be a check on his stupidity. It’s why he was able to take a $44B company to just $8B in just a year.
I refuse to pay for Twitter. It was meant to be a free world forum Where real time news could be shared by all citizens of planet Earth.
What do we call a “Tweet” now? an X? I can see that working “I just sent over an X to you”, “let me X you”, “what are your X’s like?”, “How many X’s do you have?”
Lol every now and then I enjoy flagging advertising as offensive on Facebook, Google, Instagram and anything else trying to flog something off to me.
Exactly.
The big social media platforms are a lot like music streaming -Sure, you can get people to stop pirating music and subscribe or listen with ads because of how convenient streaming is.
But the nuisance of having to pirate music is not so big that people would hesitate to ditch music streaming and start sharing illegally again if it becomes too expensive, or the free tiers show too many ads.
And just like music streaming, what Twitter does for its users is not unique or irreplaceable.
As with any other product, Twitter has to offer a good value proposition or face bankruptcy.
A tier that has any kind of monthly fee but still shows you “full ads” is not a good deal.
That’s great - more things to spend money on! Oh, hang on a minute - I deleted my twitter account some time ago 😂
Agree.
Think if a real life shopping mall or town square:
Do you A, want a clean, gentrified, boring place where everyone can come and shop or hang out but has very strict rules, censorship and a police force that throws out anyone who doesn’t adhere to the rules?
Or B, do you want a run down, nihilistic dystopian shopping area, where anyone can do and say whatever they want, harass others, vandalize shops, no censorship, no police force to call on for help, no limits?
It’s pretty evident that the B option is only attractive to a niche demographic of people and that both business and the vast majority of people would only consider option A even if they don’t share the political views and live similar lifestyles to everyone that visits or does business at the option A mall.
Elon somehow thinks you can do option A and B at the same time. How would that ever work? What businesses want to associate with a platform that now scares away the average “normie” when that’s their main demographic?
If X put's a price on each tier, even the tier that will show full adds, won't X be the first social media platform who charges a price just for the privilege of using it? because as far as I know all social media platforms are free to use but are ad supported and if you want no adds then you have to pay for it.
I find it hilarious that Musk had to buy Twitter for people to finally realize that Twitter/X is toxic garbage.
Well, those people are annoying but the facts are clear and not on their sides so they can’t do any harm.
Must admit though, Ilhan Omar should be impeached for her 9/11 comments.
Yes, if they’re infected with Russian bots like X.
To be fair, Tesla also has a big business in China, helping China developing - directly or indirectly - EV cars so Musk isn’t any cleaner in this regard.
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I don't get it, I really don't. I like to think of myself as being fairly clued-up when it comes to business, especially in the online space. It's what I've done with my life for the past twenty years. Sometimes I don't necessarily agree that a business (including my own) is doing the best thing, but I can see what they're trying to do.
In the case of X/Twitter, I just can't see what the plan is. Profit, yes. But how? They will sell some premium plans, regardless of price and features. There will always be some people who love the platform enough to spend their money on, what I think, is folly. But how do you recoup $44B and then turn a profit from a relatively small number of hardcore fans?
Many businesses won't spend big money to have a presence on the platform when they can simply add public interactivity to their own app or simply buy advertising. In many ways it's not dissimilar to what's happening at Reddit. The userbase is being partially driven away by the service migrating to an increasingly closed platform. A closed platform allows the service to monetise. But when that service relies on user-generated content, it's an incredibly difficult, if not impossible, balance to achieve.
With all that said, Elon Musk has a track record. From the outside, despite it's problems, Tesla is relatively successful. PayPal is huge and SpaceX seems to be doing well. And I know all of his companies have had their problems. PayPal arguably wasn't successful until he was fired. Musk seems to have incredible resilience. While he's clearly as mad as a box of frogs, he's successful businessperson who has insight that I, and many others, don't. Essentially, while X looks like a dumpster fire, you just can't rule out someone like Musk turning it around despite all evidence to the contrary.
In the case of X/Twitter, I just can't see what the plan is. Profit, yes. But how? They will sell some premium plans, regardless of price and features. There will always be some people who love the platform enough to spend their money on, what I think, is folly. But how do you recoup $44B and then turn a profit from a relatively small number of hardcore fans?
Many businesses won't spend big money to have a presence on the platform when they can simply add public interactivity to their own app or simply buy advertising. In many ways it's not dissimilar to what's happening at Reddit. The userbase is being partially driven away by the service migrating to an increasingly closed platform. A closed platform allows the service to monetise. But when that service relies on user-generated content, it's an incredibly difficult, if not impossible, balance to achieve.
With all that said, Elon Musk has a track record. From the outside, despite it's problems, Tesla is relatively successful. PayPal is huge and SpaceX seems to be doing well. And I know all of his companies have had their problems. PayPal arguably wasn't successful until he was fired. Musk seems to have incredible resilience. While he's clearly as mad as a box of frogs, he's successful businessperson who has insight that I, and many others, don't. Essentially, while X looks like a dumpster fire, you just can't rule out someone like Musk turning it around despite all evidence to the contrary.