Topic: X (formerly Twitter) may be telling people like me to exit the platform - page 6. (Read 767 times)

It's honestly astounding to watch the self centered ego of Musk and the implosion of wealth he has created in his purchase of Twitter, plus it's subsequent disastrous steps. He seems to see it as irreplaceable, but many platforms have fallen in the past, only to be replaced by others and Twitter does not have any special intellectual property that would prevent this. The very fact that he renamed it "X" which can be construed as super negative, is indicative that he just wanted to use the domain and is literally trying to smash Twitter into the mold that he wants to create. He's going against so many parts that made Twitter what it is today and charging users will be the final nail in the coffin, because people simply won't tolerate paying for a social network when they can use free alternatives that have been able to monetize effectively and not destroy advertiser relationships.

Depends on how much coins he is going to giveaway to those active users. Not really sure if he would do this but I'm also not an active Twitter user. But no matter what Elon is doing with his X, it's his business. He could burn it to the ground yet he is still one of the richest in the world.

He will not see many users if he does this though. But seeing there are still a lot of users playing for that blue check. I guess he may still be pushing to the limits. With election time, it's gonna be timely and people may still pay just so they could voice out.

If X starts Charing money to access the platform it's going down to drain. No matter how great it is and no matter how great exposure it gives to you, it's a social media at the end of the day. So it doesn't bring any value addition to your life. It doesn't have such things which will make you a better professional or human being. So it's a simple social media.

I will personally be more than willing to spend money for Linkedin, but I won't spend a dime to access X. Linkedin gives me enormous library of courses which will help me to learn, X won't do that. Musk will ruin this entire platform by charging money.

Yeah new platform will take away a portion of the user from the current one but it will not be the same as twitter. Some members will continue using the old one and only cost-sensitive user will shift their focus on the new platform. I am not so sure but thread can be a good alternative. It suppose to be a competitor of twitter and this can be an opportunity for the thread team to attract users from twitter. May be they can offer something unique for users who wants to shift from twitter to thread. Something like new sim company who offers their customers the same old number if they change their old operator.

The social media "Twitter" which has now changed its name to "X" is the leading social media and reading media because it can provide the latest information regarding crypto developments, market developments and other important things. And I really regret what is happening with the X application currently, where we APK X users have to pay a certain amount of money to be able to join the social media. And it is not impossible that if X decides to apply tariffs to its users, sooner or later the users of the X application will leave this social media and switch to other social media. And it is also not impossible that application X will have new competitors who can provide free services and can provide the information we need.

I thank God that I am not using Twitter account again. I open the account when I join the Unijoin campaign and I used bitcoin logo as the avatar and I made a retweet on the Unijoin tweet and they banned me and sent me an email that I had violated their terms and conditions so I should appeal which I did and they replied me that they cannot unbanned the account and I cannot open new account so I also shun them.

And for the X fee. It is not ethical. They will loss users of Twitter because not everyone use Twitter to make money and for those who are just using it to chat and communicating will drop Twitter for a other nice Social Media that treat users nice.

I don't think he is going to implement such a fee for every user because he already knows what the blue tick mark subscription fee backfired, so it is just speculation on the market or if he is really going to implement then imagine this would be the revolution in the social media platform and there is no surprise if other platforms follow the same cause every platform is filled with bots and multiple accounts and already Instagram implemented one-time fee for verified.

Of course Twitter before Elon Musk was free and you have the freedom to explore the platform without any payment. Now Twitter became X if the case you'll have to subscribe first for you to access other features that were free before, I would not pay for it as I would find other apps much more convenient without fees. But I think those monetizing is mostly from people who us Twitter or X as their money sources just like advertisement, artist, news and etc as long you could make money from it. So it's like a fee as they benefit from X, X would also benefit from them. Cause for sure even the users complain, they have no choice but to pay cause that's where they could get money.

Some freeloaders are not going to like this for sure but people who actually uses X for business or marketing may actually appreciate this if it gets implemented. It's not going to prevent the trolls or bots from opening multiple accounts but the increase in likelihood that they'll be dealing with real accounts is attractive. It's not easy to build followers or subscribers in a new platform and it could be more costly than the monthly fee. There's also no guarantee that the free apps won't charge in the future.

I see that many of my friends have responded kindly to paying $8, so I do not think that the paid subscriptions will stop, but the free options will be fewer and fewer, especially if services such as audio and video calls and paid meeting and chat options are launched, as is the option with the Zoom.

I've been on Twitter since way back in April 2011, and I've gotta say, I've had a good time there. I love the stuff I find, and it's where I stay updated on what's happening. But the latest news about them thinking of charging a monthly fee has me feeling pretty bummed.

Twitter is like my main squeeze in the social media world. I mean, aside from some forums and Telegram, it's the place I hang out online. I've met friends, laughed at memes, and had some cool conversations.

But here's the thing – if Twitter starts asking for cash to use it, I might have to hit the eject button. I get they need to make money, but it could mess up what's great about Twitter. It's open to everyone, and that's awesome. Charging money might shut some people out, and that's not cool.

So, if they really go through with this fee thing, I'll have some thinking to do. I mean, I love Twitter, but I also love not spending extra money on social media. We'll see how it goes, but I really hope they don't push me to say goodbye to my Twitter crew.

When Musk finally took over Twitter there was a lot of criticism and I preferred to wait and see what he did because a guy who has amassed that much net worth is no fool and it was clear he had a plan. But smart and rich people also make mistakes sometimes and right now I'm getting the impression that they are making mistakes, and even more with the idea of charging for the accounts.


We will have to see how this affects the overall picture. If there is another platform that does not charge and takes away a lot of X users, it will also take away crypto enthusiasts who do not mind paying a fee.

Twitter became extremely crypto-friendly, and because of it's popularity in the West, most of the crypto projects made their marketing campaigns based on Twitter. If we need to pay to use Twitter, then it may lose users from third-world countries, but the Western community will still use it. The subscription fees for them will not be too much. I do not want to leave Twitter, but if it cannot bring me value greater than what I need to pay, then I have to leave the platform.

Elon Musk madness would backfire on him, he never realized that his plan to charge X users a monthly fee would be exploited by his competitors to bring down X. Business competitors will create applications that are almost the same as X to attract all X users to switch to their product. Of course users will slowly leave X due to the greed of Elon Musk who has changed Twitter's identity and wants to charge them a monthly fee. If Elon Musk's plan really goes through, I'll say goodbye to Twitter or X.

 Introducing a fee, no matter how small, indeed creates a barrier to entry, which could potentially limit the diverse user base that the platform currently enjoys. It indeed feels somewhat unfair to suddenly have to pay for a service that has been free for so long, especially when other platforms continue to offer free access. while I do respect the necessity for platforms to explore different revenue streams, this move seems like it might not be in the best interest of the broader user community. It seems more like a gatekeeping tactic than a genuine effort to improve the user experience.

No. Don't use it and never will. It's pathetic to see a rich guy want the little money I have.

--Knight Hider

X has been my best social media because it is the place I mostly visit when it comes to getting information about cryptocurrencies, but if I see this change and money is required to use Twitter, I am not affected because my account on X is not active at all. All I can just do is to click on a link to visit what I want to visit.

This may open ways for competitors.

If no one can be able to access the site unless payment is made, I will not use Twitter anymore.

[1] Elon Musk plans to charge users a monthly fee to access X
[2] Elon Musk says he will start charging people to use X-Twitter

It's no news that the economy of X has been dwindling and I wouldn't say I was shocked when I read the news from CNBC that Elon Musk in a live stream conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated to start letting X charge every user a small amount monthly to combat fake account and bot dominance.

I believe his style and excuses are not genuine as I wonder if his X is the only social media platform with fake accounts and bots, and has others started charging users for the fight other than from the revenue they generate from ads and other means. His arrogance has cost X a lot and might continue to do so.

As much as I respect the fact that Musk needs ways to monetize the microblogging app, there are some things I won't take. I won't pay for a service that others will offer similarly for free, not when I don't earn a penny from it.

If he makes his deed good, then someone like me will surely excuse myself no matter how little he charges.

My main reason is that I don't earn from the platform and have an alternative to what I get from it. Secondly, this will serve as a protest to dissuade other platform owners from following suit. If this is successful, I'm sure that with time, others will begin to make sure people pay for social media platforms.

What about you? Are you willing to pay for X?