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A comment on Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad revenue drops sharply. Parent comment

Re:Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad r... by 101008 on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:10PM (#23929582)
The thing is: Am I paying as a content generator, or as a content consumer? I can't think a good feature for the second option, but I can think for the first one.

As a content generator, I'd pay for stuff like: 1. My tweets appear on my followers timeline always (or with priority, if they don't use Latest tweets). 2. I have better analytics, as: How many of my followers logged in on the last week, last month, etc? 3. My tweets re-appear automatically in different timezones when the other half of my public is waking up*

* This is because my main public is UK and USA. Tweeting something on UK morning is missed by USA, specially west coast. Waiting for it, it would make it useless for the UK people.

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Re:Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad r... by marrone12 on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:24PM (#23929761)
I would hate to know that my feed is now prioritized by those with the biggest wallets.
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Re:Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad r... by cameronbrown on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:34PM (#23929877)
It already is.
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Re:Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad r... by Groxx on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:45PM (#23930020)
Almost exactly like Facebook, I'd think. Would you like to boost your comment to reach another 5,000 viewers for only $50?
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Re:Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad r... by 101008 on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:28PM (#23929807)
You are right.
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Re:Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad r... by EduardoBautista on Thursday July 23, 2020 @06:06PM (#23932982)
I think no ads is a great option for consumers.
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