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From a business standpoint I haven't understood why third party clients that don't show ads were ever a good idea for Twitter. It would be reasonable if- (1) T
by diebeforei485 4y ago
From a business standpoint I haven't understood why third party clients that don't show ads were ever a good idea for Twitter.
It would be reasonable if-
(1) Third party clients showed all ads; and
(2) The user was subscribed to Twitter Blue
- ascagnel_ 4y agoTwitter never fed third-party apps ads. Part of why this decision is so questionable is because there were numerous ways Twitter could have monetized these apps more directly, yet never attempted to do so.
- rsynnott 4y agoMost Twitter users don't use a third party client, but anyone who's anyone uses a third party client, and most of Twitter's features (retweets, quote tweets, pull to refresh, the use of a bird, the use of the word tweet....) were invented by third party apps. If Twitter wants to be... like, a really bad instagram clone, leaning into the following celebrities thing all the way, then this... maybe works?
- diebeforei485 4y ago> anyone who's anyone uses a third party client In other words, the people who are most lucrative to advertise to are not seeing any ads, and are not paying Twitter for the privilege of an ad-free experience.