X owner Elon Musk has long floated the idea of charging users $1 for the platform. Now, the team is moving the idea into production.

X will begin charging new users $1 a year::X owner Elon Musk has long floated the idea of charging users $1 for the platform. Now, the team is moving the idea into production.

  • CriticalMiss@lemmy.worldEnglish
    341·
    1 year ago

    I think Twitter is just the start. Big tech had always placed user growth as the highest priority to accelerate growth. They assumed that once they monopolize the market, they will be free to do with said market whatever they want due to alternatives being nonexistent but are quickly learning that is not the case. Ads and sale of user data can only earn you so much.

    Meta will follow suit within a year, I’ll set a reminder right now to see if my prediction was right.

    • wwwwhatever@lemmy.omat.nlEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, and one day the Tesla owners wake up and will be faced with $1 per trip in their car too. Reminder me in 2 years please.

    • JasSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I welcome it. These companies have overstayed their welcome. Let them die so that something better can take their place. I haven’t logged into Facebook in a year and it’s wonderful.