It just struck me that #Musk may be thinking of an option like a solidly monetized Google+, with communities, sponsors, and advertisers. Why do I think this? Because this was just posted on Twitter, "promoted", meaning a paid ad. I've already seen ads for premium Twitter services (checkmark plus "circles", basically) and now I see this, and had a flash of Google+ and sponsored communities. This was a paid/"promoted" Twitter post today which strongly suggests there's a plan for (sponsored) 'groups'.
"Ah yes, young man", says the voice of Muskius - channeling #Morbius (#ForbiddenPlanet), except for just one thing ....
(Columbo said that too)
In this scenario, the registered special people with badges (nods to Herschel for this!), they will pay $8/mo in perpetuity (through their PR or accountant firm, whatever). It's not been made clear if mere mortals &/or active social Twitter users without badges will need to subscribe and pay. It could go the way of MeWe which sells emoji packs and badges for revenue and preaches free speechl
Oh, so... Nike and Kanye, Oath Keepers and Tesla will all peacefully co-exist as millions of users stay glued to the troll-less platform.
My continuing two questions:
1. Will advertisers be willing to sponsor/promote alongside known terrorists, hate-preachers, liars and propagandists?
2. Who owns 'the data'? Years of documented communications, historical, legal, and other... 'The data' = tweets.
"We'll see what happens".™️ Ready to hop over to Twitter for an environmental community? Communities... Circles...
Meanwhile... Today America may become a shambles of an oligarch/dictatorship run by #TrumpVirus variants like MTG. 😱
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