Twitter (X) to start charging all users for access

[angrychair]

Elon Musk revisiting an idea apparently floated privately in the past -- charging *everyone* to use Twitter.

My two cents: Twitter users would collapse to almost zero the second they start charging.

Link to tweet

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[TC 1]

1. Two cents.,...

Not anymore, my cheeseburgers

[NCDem47]

2. Russian bots will gladly pay it!

AI all around.

Would ANY of it be real?

[Walleye]

3. This X (formally known as twitter)is awkward. We should just call it shitter

Because that’s where it’s headed down right now

[bucolic_frolic]

10. or Xcrement /nt

[RockRaven]

4. Please fucking proceed with this ASAP.

Let's get it over with.

[2naSalit]

7. +1

He likes to cause agony.

[nolabear]

5. Does he get a tax break if he destroys it?

Or is he just trying to assemble an echo chamber/army and working to find that last straw?

[2naSalit]

8. I'd go with...

Him seeking a total echo chamber of fascists.

[Takket]

6. Pay plans make it EASIER for bots not harder.

Putin had plenty of cash to keep his bots rolling. The payback is well worth it. And their voice grows stronger when you consider the percentage of real people that will leave.

[William769]

9. You couldn't pay me to visit that demon site

[Silent3]

11. I see nothing to complain about here

I'm happy to see Musk keep pounding more nails into the coffin lid of the-platform-formerly-known-as-Twitter.

[Recycle_Guru]

12. yay! mismanage your way into oblivion, shit head!

[LeftInTX]

13. I think he's yanking our chain. He won't do it.

He likes the attention

[yaesu]

14. Musk told someone who told someone who said bla, bla, bla

He talks out his ass daily, last time was to end the block feature which never happened, nothin burger

[CousinIT]

15. I'll stop using it. n/t

[leftstreet]

17. Along with millions of users

These rich morons living in their bubbles!

Surely someone in his world can point out to him a simple reality: his "base" of users he has to rely on have no interest in selling articles or getting clicks

[MenloParque]

16. I suppose if platforms start charging fees of $10 or $15/month we could see a limit on bots,

Shitposters, other riff-raff spoiling all social media platforms. I would happily pay for access to social media to see less toxic content posted by creeps which of course draws many thousands of views and likes. Others may not agree but terms of service is just not enough.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Gave up on Shitter a couple of weeks ago

Got my account suspended because I wasn't nice to Gym Jordan.

Still getting e-mail notifications from them that now go to my Spam folder.

[Bettie]

19. That's my line

I'm not paying for it. Nope. Not a chance.

It really will turn the lights out and it will become an echo chamber for the far right and russian bots. Probably some bots from other countries as well.

[scipan]

20. Mine too.

I now have Mastodon, Threads, Spoutible (I think) and Post. Will go where everyone else goes.

If he's serious, it might be the motivation that's needed for about 70% of us to switch.

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. It will become an (e)x-social media website. It will cease to be. It will be pushing up the daisies

etc.