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Elon Musk Says He Might Put X/Twitter Behind A Paywall

www.forbes.com Elon Musk Says He Might Put X/Twitter Behind A Paywall

Musk said that he would charge “a few dollars” or “a small amount of money” for all users on X.

Elon Musk Says He Might Put X/Twitter Behind A Paywall
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  • I switched to Bluesky a few weeks ago and it's so much better than Twitter. It's a smaller number of people but the vibe is generally positive (plus half the posts aren't ads).
    Honestly it feels like Twitter did 10 years ago.

    • I'm skeptical that that vibe will survive open registration, much less the planned federation model, but I'd be happy to be surprised. As it stands, it looks like just another billionaire-generation wealth extraction vehicle.

      • Yeah I think Mastodon is a more future-proof alternative but the lack of any kind of algorithm and tiny userbase is a big problem.
        I'm sure Bluesky will get a bit shittier over time but at least it's not being run into the ground by a megalomaniac like Musk.

        • Fingers crossed. And yeah, I relate to the lack of algorithm. Really, just a "sort by most boosted+favourited in the last 24h/1w/1m" would be fantastic, no need to promote posts I didn't subscribe to.

          What does Bluesky's active user population look like these days?

          I do hope bsky works out. If it maintains open access, I expect it'll interoperate with ActivityPub just fine after a while through proxies and gateways. It's not like Facebook or w/e where they'll defend the moat with their lives.

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