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55. You want to ban a sight that is one of the largest sources of news in the world?

Sun Oct 22, 2023, 01:06 PM

Oct 2023

Basically, every congress person and the President post on X.

Without X and other social media sights, we would right now be unaware of what is really going on in the world right now. Thousands rallying around the world in every county and in all our big cities and the traditional news is not covering it.

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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