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X will charge users ‘a small monthly payment’ to use its service (techcrunch.com)
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X will charge users ‘a small monthly payment’ to use its service::X owner Elon Musk today floated the idea that the social network formerly known as Twitter may no longer be a free site. In a live-streamed conversation

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a single actual quote from Elon in this article. Does anyone know what he actually said? Because the title states it as a definitive while the excerpts sound more like he was just floating the idea out loud.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“It’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots,” explained Musk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean specifically the bit about "X will..." as if it is a fact.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah that’s true. The headline is asserting something that I don’t think Musk has actually said he will do. On the other hand, I’m having trouble thinking of any random idea Musk has had that he didn’t attempt to follow through on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not if they're funded by deep pockets like with governments and corporations.