Elon Musk is allegedly working on plans to charge users to view video content on Twitter – which is already one of the only social media sites that allows nudity and pornography to be posted.
The proposed move would mean creators who already post explicit clips will be able to put up their own paywalls, charging as little as $1 for people to be able to view their X-rated footage. …
Twitter is already home to a thriving exchange of pornographic imagery, which comprises about 13 percent of all content on the site, internal company data showed earlier this year.
According to the Washington Post, an internal Twitter email revealed the plans: ‘When a creator composes a tweet with a video, the creator can enable the paywall once a video has been added to the tweet.’
[Well, I’m not surprised, either on the principle of free speech or the financial implications … but especially unsurprised on the latter. Musk needs revenue ASAP to deal with the leveraging he put in place to complete the buyout. — Ed]
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