Twitter Blue for $8/Month

Re:Twitter Blue for $8/Month by thebeastie on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @02:31PM (#33425382)

Bypass paywalls would be kind of a big deal imo. It could eventually shape how we use the internet and move away from ad based revenue.

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Re:Twitter Blue for $8/Month by fckgw on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @02:37PM (#33425496)

It's been a feature for a long time. For some reason it was removed today and now Elon has "reintroduced" it as a new feature?

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23434502/twitter-blue-ad-...

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Re:Twitter Blue for $8/Month by tough on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @04:35PM (#33427120)

Smart. Now he can charge for something that was already shipped and get the credit lol

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Re:Twitter Blue for $8/Month by ch4s3 on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @02:35PM (#33425441)

This was definitely the part that stood out to me, but it really relies on the deals they can strike.

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Re:Twitter Blue for $8/Month by thebeastie on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @02:51PM (#33425716)

It makes sense. It’s ridiculous to have to subscribe to individual news websites when there are so many; an intermediary that did deals with publishers wouldn’t be a bad idea.

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Re:Twitter Blue for $8/Month by KIFulgore on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @05:17PM (#33427613)

If Elon can get enough publishers on board I'd gladly pay more than $8/mo. Maybe offer a tiered system. Or better yet, choose-your-own.

$8/mo: Choose 2

$12/mo: Choose 4

$15/mo: Choose 6

etc.

Then people vote with their dollars which sources are important to them.

Simplicity would be challenging. It wouldn't work if it devolves into something resembling tiered Cable TV packages.

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