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Elon Musk Says He Might Put X/Twitter Behind A Paywall (www.forbes.com)
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[–] lily33@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As much as people here laugh - because yes, I get that it's very unlikely to work - I actually think this would be better for users than the ad-based model most social media use now.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I think it would be better because it will die out in a month

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Who says they would get rid of ads?

[–] Mane25@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

If it were a new platform and somebody wanted to try that I'd at least watch what happens, but Musk has burned through too much credability.