Twitter Blue was set up as, and by buying it, you are announcing your support for me, Eli Musk and my vision for Twitter. It's just a bad business decision from him to bet the house on Twitter blue. Each level of Twitter blue makes even less sense than the previous level. And that's even without getting into other like obvious things such as I've been comparing Twitter Blue to another premium service from another social media platform.
Paris Marx is joined by Matt Binder to discuss Elon Musk’s first six months at Twitter and how his obsession with blue checks has decimated the company’s finances.
Matt Binder is a reporter at Mashable and the host of Scam Economy and Doomed. Follow Matt on Twitter at @MattBinder.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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