2023-10-14 20:28:15
News JVTech Controversy swells following Twitter’s paid function to limit responses
Updated 10/14/2023 at 7:10 p.m.
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It definitely looks like Elon Musk is making us hate Twitter on purpose. It didn’t take long to add a feature that literally takes away the voice of those who don’t pay the subscription.
X, Twitter, whatever the name, nothing is going well
I’m not going to lie to you, I still use Twitter as much as before, and rightly so. It’s because I appreciate the application and the interactions I can have that I only wish it well, but with all these recent changes, I’m a little lost. Elon Musk did not seem to understand the desires of users, and by advocating freedom of expression, it is quite the opposite that he deploys on the former blue bird.
If you haven’t used the app for a while, you might be surprised by what the app just did: blocking replies to certain posts for those who do not pay is now possible.
On X, we can now restrict responses to paying subscribers
You may have seen these posts on Twitter (X) from people with a paid subscription, and who are trying this new function. They publish a tweet, everything that is most classic, except that there is one detail that changes everything: only Twitter Blue followers can post a reply. What a wonderful idea!
This change is not to be confused with the possibility of completely blocking responses to a post, a method which can prove useful when you do not want to create unnecessary debate, and you simply want to share information.
Here, we are talking regarding selective blocking. If you have not paid for the Blue subscription, you cannot respond to a post. If you don’t have a little blue badge next to your name, you can’t respond. Those who have one can. I find this completely crazy for a network that aims to be social, and where the extent of your freedom of expression is limited to that of your wallet, and your desire to give €9.60 each month to Elon Musk or not.
Subscribers need to complete phone number verification and enter a payment method, which can reduce the amount of harmful content, right? Not really, because as The Verge points out, the number of bots equipped with verified and paid accounts makes this argument almost useless.
Ultimately, it may be impossible to respond to a post that is intended to be misleading or offensive, or even discriminatory, if you do not pay the monthly subscription. I don’t see how this kind of decision will improve things for the social network, which is already in turmoil. The reason is necessarily linked to Elon Musk’s need to repay his huge loans made to buy Twitter.
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