arstechnica ,
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So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post

The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping “relentless” bots, Musk said.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/so-much-for-free-speech-on-x-musk-confirms-new-users-must-soon-pay-to-post/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Kierkegaanks ,
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@arstechnica relentless bots that aren’t his, putin’s or xi’s

verbrecher ,
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Musk = idiot (middle_finger)

YakyuNightOwl ,
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@arstechnica Sarcastic person on Twitter in 2012: "This website is free."

verymetalsite ,
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@arstechnica This guy ...

  1. buy twitter
  2. fire half tech staff
  3. require paid subscription for "professional use" (all features previously free)
  4. "we've got a bot problem"
  5. new users: pay up!

Big pilled tech robbing its users and the internet blind.

The reign of the cockroaches.

chrisdoestech ,
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@arstechnica Why do I get the feeling that the one-off $1 fee might "accidentally" turn into a recurring fee of whatever he's now charging for the blue tick of shame

Do real people really trust Elmo to be honest with their banking info?

thedansimonson ,
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@arstechnica the spam bots are already paying $8 — this is cheaper

Runyan50 ,
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@arstechnica If it were to stop bots, it would require payment after a reasonable limit is reached.

John ,
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@arstechnica Musk is no longer "speedrunning" old ideas about how to run social media, but he's still working through that backlog. "Nobody would spam if it cost money" is an old idea.

I don't think it works in this age though.

There are lots of people who will pay a dollar to be certified as "real." Perhaps more fake people than real ones.

freevolt24 ,
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@arstechnica I'm convinced that it's his mission to destroy Twitter for whatever reason.

soundconjurer ,
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@arstechnica , it's so cool people still use Twitter still. I thought it would have joined Myspace already.

ChemicalEyeGuy ,
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@arstechnica :birdsite: 👉 🚽, so twits still tweeting are 💩s.

SQLAllFather ,
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@arstechnica

"Unfortunately, a small fee for new user write access is the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots," Musk wrote on X.

I am grateful to this monumental buffoon for helping me more clearly identify a broad cagtegory of bad actor. He's taught me that anyone who says "this is the only way to solve this problem" is an irredemable asshole who must be mercilessly shunned.

bodhipaksa ,
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@arstechnica It's almost as if he has no idea how to run a social media company.

valeg ,
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@arstechnica remember all these jokes "and this site is free", well, not for long

avlcharlie ,
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@arstechnica
Wait.. new users only?.. so he farms the hate people, kicks out people he doesn't like and then anyone else has to pay to say something.. seems like a handy filter..

thisismissem ,
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@arstechnica @lindsey this assumes that the $1 expense to post is greater than the benefit they gain from manipulation (it probably isn't)

MrLee ,
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@arstechnica
Buying Twitter was ALWAYS about stopping free speech. ALWAYS.

nemo ,

@arstechnica

Part of me is holding out hope that this will kill Twitter.

number6 ,
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@arstechnica

Musk is right. Anonymity is abused constantly by spammers, trollers, and bots.

The main way we having of prove identification without submitting an actual state-issued ID is with a debit or credit card.

If you read the article, the fee is only for new accounts for the ability to post. If you just listen for 3 months, then you can post without the fee. This seems like a reasonable compromise.

thomastraynor ,
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@arstechnica Won't stop the bots. If they have to wait three months all they will do is stockpile an army of bots. Set them up to log in and back out at random, scroll a bit and fake being a person.

steter ,
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@arstechnica It's called money laundering. The corruption is flooding this country. The bastards who decided are untouchable, like in a caste system, domestic enemies of the constitution.

CwalkPinoy ,
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@arstechnica bots that rake in money on Twitter will pay 8 dollars for a check mark so I think this will only stop children
...actually I like this idea

xs4me2 ,
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@arstechnica

Well if that will not kill the platform. Really making an effort here…

Doreen32128 ,
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@arstechnica Soooo glad I extradited myself from the dead bird site. It was very difficult, but necessary for me.

leeolds ,
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@arstechnica The freest speech that money can buy

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