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Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Name Change



Elon Musk: Social media platform X could go behind paywall

Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform.

In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a payment system was the only way to counter bots.

"We're moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the system," the Tesla and SpaceX boss said.



Maybe Musk knows what he is doing, but it seems an odd decision - renaming Twitter as X. It has resulted in an array of names such as -

X, formerly called Twitter
X formerly known as Twitter
X/Twitter
Twitter/X
X Corp

Maybe the BBC should also change its name to reflect its priggish global outlook and lack of interest in British people, history and culture.

3 comments:

Bucko said...

I use Twitter a lot. It's wall to wall idiots for the main part, so usually good for a laugh. It ain't worth paying for though, even a token amount

dearieme said...

Beria Broadcasting, Comrade.

A K Haart said...

Bucko - I've never used it, but paying for it struck me as risky.

dearieme - a fine idea. Or maybe Beria Broadcasting Collective.