Twitter Users: Are you going to pay?
Poll: Twitter Users: Are you going to pay?
Total Members Polled: 206
Discussion
Like the majority of twitter I don't have a blue tick, and as such I don't need one in the future.
So theirs no financial issue.
Far to many people making a meal out of the situation.
The majority who are famous enough to want their accounts verified can presumably pay the small fee to do so. After all they are likely making money out of their online presence.
Would have been better to have a third option of currently don't pay and won't be paying in the future.
So theirs no financial issue.
Far to many people making a meal out of the situation.
The majority who are famous enough to want their accounts verified can presumably pay the small fee to do so. After all they are likely making money out of their online presence.
Would have been better to have a third option of currently don't pay and won't be paying in the future.
I use it as a carefully curated news feed. I've never posted and never will.
If I'm ever unfortunate enough to step out of that by mistake I never failed to be stunned by the staggering inanity and stupidity out there. What a mindless fkhole.
I'm a bit spoiled by the people I do pay attention to who possess minds that function.
If I'm ever unfortunate enough to step out of that by mistake I never failed to be stunned by the staggering inanity and stupidity out there. What a mindless fkhole.
I'm a bit spoiled by the people I do pay attention to who possess minds that function.
Depends on what I get. If it's about more impressions for 'my' content up, then certainly not, don't really care how many impressions I get.
But if rumours are true Musk wants to compete with tiktok and YouTube, I will probably pay for ad free access to long form video content.
I currently pay 12 quid a month for YouTube. If I can view the same content on twitter for cheaper, that would probably win me over.
But if rumours are true Musk wants to compete with tiktok and YouTube, I will probably pay for ad free access to long form video content.
I currently pay 12 quid a month for YouTube. If I can view the same content on twitter for cheaper, that would probably win me over.
CloudStuff said:
Twitter? Never heard of it.
I've never used it either but was reading about Mastodon earlier... Looks interesting.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63534240
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camel_landy said:
I've never used it either but was reading about Mastodon earlier... Looks interesting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63534240
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For growth you need money and no VC will invest in this. Only option would be crypto that has been done to death, so in limbo land unless the landscape changes.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63534240
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I have a blue tick and it is unclear if that gets lost if I dont pay.
When it was verified a few bits of ID was required but now its just pay a few quid and boom.
It devalues the meaning of the icon as it is no longer ‘verified’ more just a paid sticker.
Musk does not seem to know what he is doing.
When it was verified a few bits of ID was required but now its just pay a few quid and boom.
It devalues the meaning of the icon as it is no longer ‘verified’ more just a paid sticker.
Musk does not seem to know what he is doing.
camel_landy said:
I've never used it either but was reading about Mastodon earlier... Looks interesting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63534240
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The technology is easy. Yet nothing else has taken off, and Elon bought Twitter instead of creating yet another one.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63534240
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Why would Mastodon do any better than GETTR, Gab, or Parler etc?
grumbledoak said:
The technology is easy.
Not sure I agree with that.The base user functionality is easy. The management of millions of users, the security issues that presents, scalability to that level, the content moderation on that scale (whether you agree with it or not) - all that most definitely ain't easy.
However, in the end, it IS the market - its like estate agents - they get money for being the market maker, not for the actual function they perform, which has next to no tangible value - the value is all in the marketplace.
robscot said:
I have a blue tick and it is unclear if that gets lost if I dont pay.
When it was verified a few bits of ID was required but now its just pay a few quid and boom.
It devalues the meaning of the icon as it is no longer ‘verified’ more just a paid sticker.
Musk does not seem to know what he is doing.
Yes, you’ll lose the blue tick if you don’t pay up. When it was verified a few bits of ID was required but now its just pay a few quid and boom.
It devalues the meaning of the icon as it is no longer ‘verified’ more just a paid sticker.
Musk does not seem to know what he is doing.
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