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> See: every streaming service. Plenty of streaming services have ad-supported versions that are in this price range (e.g. Hulu, HBO Max). I don't disagree tha

> See: every streaming service. Plenty of streaming services have ad-supported versions that are in this price range (e.g. Hulu, HBO Max). I don't disagree that having ads at all on Twitter Blue is bad, but I'm not sure the comparison with streaming services works.

bigmattystyles 4y ago
But every streaming service* has to pay for content, either license or create - on Twitter, the users generate the content. In my mind the costs to acquire content are much lower for twitter. They have other technological challenges, some similar, some dissimilar to video streamers, but content wise, Twitter doesn't pay for anything. * Youtube premium has a mix of user content and licenced content but doesn't have ads (other than live reads which don't count here)
danpalmer 4y ago
Fair enough. Neither are available in the UK. My thinking was based on YouTube Premium, Apple TV, Netflix (currently), 4oD, Disney+, etc.
- watwut 4y ago
  I dont think twitter is anywhere near Netflix or even youtube premium in terms of what it provides. And I am saying it as someone who do actually uses twitter (unlike half of HN who claims to never use it).
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