An email I sent to clients a couple of weeks ago regarding Twitter... This week Twitter got rid of everyone's blue checkmark and is making people pay $8 a month to get it back. They also announced some changes to their algorithm, like that external links are bad, the new value of likes and retweets, etc. They also reminded people that bad behavior will not be tolerated.
I never signed up for Twitter because I never saw the point of it in the first place. In my mind it did less than Facebook, so why would I want to be on both platforms? Now I think FB and Instagram are practically useless as a consumer since they've made me feel like nothing more than a cash cow (moo), so I've deleted the apps from my phone. I'm pretty much exclusively on TikTok now, and it probably won't be long before it's completely ruined, too. At this point, I'm rolling back to email announcements and newsletters from the handful of bands/orgs that I actually still care about (I feel so retro).
It seems like they have made it more of an open playground for bad guys. And they have laid off workers who used to police the site. If you are right, that will be a nice surprise. I am doubtful though.
I never signed up for Twitter because I never saw the point of it in the first place. In my mind it did less than Facebook, so why would I want to be on both platforms? Now I think FB and Instagram are practically useless as a consumer since they've made me feel like nothing more than a cash cow (moo), so I've deleted the apps from my phone. I'm pretty much exclusively on TikTok now, and it probably won't be long before it's completely ruined, too. At this point, I'm rolling back to email announcements and newsletters from the handful of bands/orgs that I actually still care about (I feel so retro).
Hence why I have started creating Substacks for clients. Social media started as a megaphone. Now it is more of a black hole.
Us conservatives have been complaining about twitter for years before Elon took over. Join us over on Truth Social
It seems like they have made it more of an open playground for bad guys. And they have laid off workers who used to police the site. If you are right, that will be a nice surprise. I am doubtful though.