✖ Elon Musk is reportedly considering charging one of Twitter's most basic features. Earlier this month, Elon Musk made the move to purchase Twitter. Although it isn't a done deal quite yet, Musk has ideas for how he would use the company. The Tesla CEO has been outspoken about wanting to create a platform that allows more ways for"free speech", essentially meaning he would loosen restrictions on the kinds of content one can post on the social media site.
According to Reuters, Musk told banks while trying to secure money for the deal that he is considering plans to charge users to quote tweet verified users and embed tweets . Of course, people could just screenshot these tweets, making this redundant. Musk is also reportedly planning to replace Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal with an unnamed person if the purchase goes through where he could also make changes to Twitter's subscription service, Twitter Blue.
With that said, many have raised concerns over how Musk could change the platform. By monetizing some of the apps most basic features, it could set a bad precedent. Although the report states this would only apply when users are quoting verified users, it does raise the question of why. It seems like a strange thing to monetize, especially with such an easy workaround, but it's likely we'll find out more about his plans if and when Musk takes full control of Twitter.
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Unproven and until he takes over twitter, all this is supposition. He said he was adding features, perhaps he might charge for those, but we should wait and see. If you don't like it go to another platform.
i know people who would pay for that 🤣
elonmusk charges me money then I'm really deleting this shit🤣🤣🤣not like I have a ton of followers🤣
Good, he should charge a monthly feed for being a troll. He would get his investment in no time.
Yawn someone supposedly said ect...
Billionaires just don't understand the allure of a free thing to normal folk.
Spend billions to make billions
Elon Musk is reportedly going to kill the platform.
What? He's going to treat it like a business? Quelle surprise !
Welp, off to TheHIVE_Social everyone
He’s gonna charge us to edit our tweets 😩
Well I'll be leaving if this is the case because twitter can already be a shithole... I ain't paying for a shithole...
Gotta repay the $25 billion you borrowed somehow
Oh god! Something else that would have to be dealt with. Just why?
The deal is most likely dead he doesn't actually have enough equity to put up as collateral since Tesla stocks took a shit.
Let’s enjoy Twitter while we can 🤷♂️
If you do, will you take payment in shibainu dogecoin or apecoin? elonmusk
Don’t worry. Someone is already scrambling to launch their platform to fill the void. He’ll understand. It’s just capitalism!
What the hell
elonmusk this true ?
So free speech costs money?
Rofl. Loser is gonna lose people with that policy
elonmusk that's the day I shut down my Twitter account
Bitch u better not
Well, looks like I’m gonna delete my account👋
He can charge all he pleases. I'll not contribute to his billionaire, nonpaying taxes, ass.
Nah Bruh. Back to Instagram them
Doh!
well it not best idea i think maybe he change his mind
I’d be out for sure. Totally not worth paying for Twitter.
Eh
Well he did spend 40 something billion he prolly needs some dough now
But you all love Elon....
Here we go capitalist going to charge for anything. They would charge us for air if it was possible.
He can try, but he will be talking to the bird
elonmusk don't change anything please
You mean like what was happening before he acquired Twitter
Well I’ll say good bye to Twitter if that happens.
Make Twitter a ghost town like MySpace.
Lol I dare him.
Then prepare to see how fast this show will sink.
Not a surprise from this 🤡
Bye bye twitter. Something else will spring 4th for free and I’ll go there 👍🏼
No
Good,he’ll lose half of the users and me.
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