Social media platform X could go behind paywall(bbc.com)
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Social media platform X could go behind paywall
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66850821
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While X hasn't been dying just yet, I think this would probably kill it. The value of X comes from both the creators and the free users and lurkers. If it's just full of creators and die-hard lurkers, the value decreases a lot for both.
In others words, Musk is ready to abandon a good chunk of the populist advertising model?
Anything that decreases the number of users will likewise decrease the value of ads. How many will actually pay to access the e(X)tremist rhetoric that remains?
Anything that decreases the number of users will likewise decrease the value of ads. How many will actually pay to access the e(X)tremist rhetoric that remains?