Elon Musk and X a year on: Four problems he needs to fix

A year ago, having just bought Twitter, Elon Musk walked into its HQ
carrying a sink. "Let that sink in" he quipped - then fired a large
swathe of staff.
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The challenge

It is difficult to precisely quantify how many people use X because
the company doesn't release those figures. But according to several
analytics firms, X is not used as much as it was.
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Subscriptions vs advertising

The big challenge for X, and Twitter before it, is how to make money.
In pursuit of that goal, Mr Musk has radically cut costs through
lay-offs, a process which has been bruising for staff.
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Hopes for rebound as 'everything app'
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When asked by the BBC earlier this year what this means he said: "I
guess you will have to stay tuned to find out"
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Moderation headache

Filtering out extreme material looks set to be an ongoing problem for
X.

Research by the Centre for Countering Digital Hate showed that X
continued to host nearly 86% of a set of 300 hateful posts collected a
week after they were reported to moderators. The group is locked in a
legal battle with the platform over its claims.
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Imran Ahmed, founder of the group, said: "Musk's 12 months at the helm
of X is a perfect case study of how naive it is to expect digital
platforms to self-regulate."

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67226795

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The Simpsons' may have dropped another prediction, and if it comes
true, the world may one day tweet again

The classic cartoon peers into the future with a big, bold prediction.
Hint: It involves Elon Musk and a banished little bird.
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Here's the latest prognostication and what people have to say about
it.
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"No, I bought you Twitter, the whole company!" Burns says. "It was a
bargain, the previous owner had to sell it after his self-driving Mars
rocket crashed into the international space station."


https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/the-simpsons-may-have-dropped-another-prediction-and-if-it-comes-true-the-world-may-one-day-tweet-again-073334985.html

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On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:35:14 -0500
JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

Elon Musk and X a year on: Four problems he needs to fix

A year ago, having just bought Twitter, Elon Musk walked into its HQ
carrying a sink. "Let that sink in" he quipped - then fired a large
swathe of staff.

Meanwhile, the site itself appears to be sinking into lesser relevance.
Let that sink in, techbro.

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