Elon Musk says Twitter will be subscription-only and it’s gone down as well as you’d expect
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“I bought this site to ensure free speech”
“Maybe I should make it so only the people who pay me can have free speech” https://t.co/hhagt61vqA
— ☠️ Lilith Lovett ☠️ (@LilithLovett) September 18, 2023
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All other platforms are so excited to hear this https://t.co/OPZAkFCiUl
— Natalie Whittingham Burrell (@natlawyerchic) September 18, 2023
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what kind of insurance policy did elon get on this site? he’s 100% trying to burn it down https://t.co/8d0alIrs8q
— slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) September 18, 2023
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Under no circumstances will I ever pay Musk any money whatsoever. https://t.co/VVXS0WonHT
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) September 18, 2023
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I use Twitter less than I used to; maybe Musk should just do this and shave this place down to the last dead-ender loyalists who would pay him. https://t.co/2SuInRgtYY
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 18, 2023
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has anyone done like an actual in depth investigation as to why he keeps on self sabotaging twitter like this? like there comes a point where it isnt just stupidity https://t.co/Jw2J0wj3VN
— WEIRD VAL (@autismpills) September 18, 2023
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Oh, honey. You’re not getting a dime.https://t.co/LHpEARoE5T
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 19, 2023
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Why would I pay a monthly fee for this site when I could slowly drag my fingernails down an old chalkboard for free?
— Sean Thomason (@TheThomason) September 18, 2023
His theory – or, at least, his claim – that subscriptions would get rid of bots is deeply flawed.
Whomever runs the bot farm will just pay for it just like they are paying for twitter blue bots now https://t.co/0NiuQBTMr3 pic.twitter.com/qpgOOJsxMd
— Candidly Tiff (@tify330) September 18, 2023
This might be the least damaging option.
Better idea: he take a loss and sell the whole thing to someone who isn’t the dumbest businessman on earth https://t.co/iqsVyh1tws
— Brandon Bird (@Brandon_Bird) September 18, 2023
Tweeters, right now.
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We regret to inform you that Elon Musk is gunning for Twitter’s block function – 22 best reactions
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