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54. Actually, a lot of us don't have iPhones.

Sun Oct 22, 2023, 05:59 AM

Oct 2023

Every smartphone I've owned so far has been an Android. Same goes for the tablet I'm typing this on, and I have no plans to switch. Apple products are too expensive for me.

I wouldn't give Eloon a dime of my money anyway. Not that I'll be asked to, because I'm not a new user. I've had a Twitter account for years that I practically never use but can't bring myself to delete for some odd reason.

The day he starts charging existing users will be the day I get rid of my account once and for all.

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X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features [View all] brooklynite Oct 2023 OP

What? Musk won't charge us just to read? no_hypocrisy Oct 2023 #1

one dollar isn't going to stop bots or misinformation. How many users does twitter have? JohnSJ Oct 2023 #2

But a lot of bots are for numbers. I dont think they'll pay 1000s oldsoftie Oct 2023 #10

It depends on what the goal is for those that run them. cstanleytech Oct 2023 #38

Slippery slope intrepidity Oct 2023 #3

Not only that, but for the low price of $1 sybylla Oct 2023 #32

That's it. I'm done with it. I will not give one nickel to that Rat. bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #4

I don't remember when the internet was "free" brooklynite Oct 2023 #7

Actually there were times in the early days when venture capital startups paid users bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #14

It says "new users" so it shouldn't affect you if you already have an account. highplainsdem Oct 2023 #15

I remember when you could look up a phone number for free and get an answer. airplaneman Oct 2023 #20

....... marmar Oct 2023 #5

maybe DU should charge X a dallar each time an X is posted here nt msongs Oct 2023 #6

Good idea! ananda Oct 2023 #8

You can pay with Apple Pay without giving X your info womanofthehills Oct 2023 #48

Xitter sux already, this will just make it suk more SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #9

Without Twitter and TicToc womanofthehills Oct 2023 #49

Except you have no idea who is taking the film and when it was taken SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #51

Almost everyone has a cell phone now - most often you get multiple videos from multiple people womanofthehills Oct 2023 #56

Seems like a good way to get peoples' account info Marthe48 Oct 2023 #11

Yes. I just read there and copy some more interesting tweets here. highplainsdem Oct 2023 #12

Yeah you might as well have a sign on your back that says "hack me". Initech Oct 2023 #17

especially since x is a right wing hive DonCoquixote Oct 2023 #31

No problem- just use Apple pay womanofthehills Oct 2023 #50

Actually, a lot of us don't have iPhones. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #54

I'd never give X my credit card info or my ID FakeNoose Oct 2023 #13

It says "new users." Nothing about this applying to existing users. highplainsdem Oct 2023 #16

I'm not an existing user of X FakeNoose Oct 2023 #21

That is where services like privacy(.)com come in XorXor Oct 2023 #25

You want to ban a sight that is one of the largest sources of news in the world? womanofthehills Oct 2023 #55

I'm not sure how you got that idea FakeNoose Oct 2023 #58

You wrote: "I really hope X-linked posts are banned by DU very soon" brooklynite Oct 2023 #60

I like to approach and would gladly pay the fee BadGimp Oct 2023 #18

Used to be. Now it is all fucking liquid shit on the floor and a piss-soaked user experience. SoFlaBro Oct 2023 #22

Obviously you don't know how to use it womanofthehills Oct 2023 #36

Then it is great because I do know how to use it. The first 20 replies on anybody I fucking follow is Nazis and shit. I hate that goddamn shit. SoFlaBro Oct 2023 #46

Sorry Elon. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2023 #19

If he does charge the regulars PlutosHeart Oct 2023 #23

Giving the benefit of the doubt that it's not just a money grab XorXor Oct 2023 #24

Musk still thinks he has monopoly power with his Xitty service. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2023 #26

That's called a camel sticking his nose under the tent Bucky Oct 2023 #27

i dont want that nutter to have any of my financial info! samnsara Oct 2023 #28

Even Bill Gates had floated fee ideas to thwart spam on platforms IronLionZion Oct 2023 #29

This won't stop bots SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #42

It can reduce it IronLionZion Oct 2023 #43

everyone should just send him 4 quarters in the mail samnsara Oct 2023 #30

Real Headline: "Richest man in the world wants you to send him a dollar". n/t Yavin4 Oct 2023 #33

Do they take crypto? Kennah Oct 2023 #34

I laughed when I saw this earlier today. Yep. Good luck with that Elon! PatrickforB Oct 2023 #35

If you click on an X link it takes you to a twitter.com URL. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2023 #37

Such an easy way to save a dollar! Every year too! Aussie105 Oct 2023 #39

Would that come under "nuisance" tax? marble falls Oct 2023 #40

do i trust him with my credit card info? dembotoz Oct 2023 #41

He will probably make your info available to our domestic terrorists SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #44

Once they get their fingers into your credit card... keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #45

He won't stop there. ificandream Oct 2023 #47

Well... Mike Nelson Oct 2023 #52

Sorry, I don't have a dollar. Maraya1969 Oct 2023 #53

Does he promise it will only be $1 a year? He won't change it to $1 per day? LiberalFighter Oct 2023 #57

Musk has ruined Twitter Skwishy Oct 2023 #59