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We Pay an Ugly Cost for Ads on Twitter
- jonathan-adly 4y agoLots of the complaining about the monetization strategy is really complaining about Elon. I am sure some of the self-aggrandizing blue checks are not happy losing their imaginary status, but it’s a reasonable business decision. But yes, a massive social media network not relying on ad money is a net positive to society in my opinion. Nothing good can come out from having the C-suite of Coca-Cola set social norms by allocating ad spend.
- sn0w_crash 4y agoBlue check marks just realized they are not above the rest of society and it’s hilarious to watch.
- beardyw 4y agohttps://archive.ph/7DS7V https://archive.ph/7DS7V
- yafbum 4y agoShe's not wrong, but there's at least some precedent for advertisers injecting saner editorial policies in online plateforms. The events known as the YouTube ad-pocalypse brought a lot of changes to the way YouTube and Google handled misinformation, vitriolic content, etc. The government version of this (outright censorship) and the govt-lite version of this (repeal of section 230 and other safe harbor mechanisms) are stronger but would curb speech a lot more. Speaking of, it'll be interesting to hear what Twitter's new take on section 230 is now. It used to be that some conservatives favored repealing it as a means of pressure on an ecosystem that they viewed as unfair to their views.