Musk wants ways to make Twitter money after saying he didn't care

Not long after Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for $44 billion in April, he said he"didn't care about the economics at all" of the purchase.

"This is just my strong, intuitive sense that having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization," MuskSeven months later, the world's richest man seems to have changed his tune, haphazardly suggesting ideas to his advisors,Earlier this week, Musk announced that Twitter would begin"We need to pay the bills somehow!" Musk wrote in aBut that's not the only idea Musk has in mind to squeeze cash...

Musk has also considered charging for user analytics and reviving the short-form video platform, Vine, according to his interactions with followers on Twitter. The rushed attempts to drum up new revenue streams at Twitter are at odds with how Musk spoke about the purchase of the social media platform last spring when he extolled the platform's virtue as a"de facto town square" and, trying to find a way to make to eke out money from the platform as Twitter will eventually be expected to pay massive interest payments.

Charging for previously free services isn't the only way Musk has tried to save the company money. On Thursday night and Friday morning, large swaths of Twitter's staffSign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.

Boohoo ..... Its STILL $8 ....Go sit down somewhere and pay your 8 bucks

$8

He's the owner. He'll do what he wants. The other clowns did it. Did you defend the right of at least 50% of America to tweet their points of view when the fascists we're suppressing free speech by orders from the very government the Constitution forbids from suppressing it?

Spotify, youtube and many more do this. It’s called a premium subscription model. If a restaurant comps you a meal the first time, it doesn’t mean the meal has no cost or value. smh

The obsession with Musk by continues. Comical that THEY have a paywall but complain about Twitter’s fee.

When did insider become a liberal platform. Report news, not liberal propaganda. Canceling my subscription today!

Come on man. Eight bucks?

That’s for Elon self but can’t ignore his partners

For a business publication to engage in stupid child banter is shameful. Muting this profile

Why are you still even on this platform. Leave already! elonmusk doesn’t need you, the people don’t need you, the world will be a better place without all of your lies , hate, & division. Leave Now!!

As far as I know, you can still use Twitter without paying, no one forces to have an account without a check mark

A Jew publication criticizing anyone for nickel and diming is the funniest of jokes.

I’ll gladly pay $8 if that means I don’t have to see low quality news articles and headlines like this.

Twitter loses millions of dollars each month and you still expect it to be free. You exist because of Twitter.

What was free? you mean the checkmarks? I'm pretty sure they sold them at 15K

It's his own business.

Let that sink in

Verification badges were sold under the table for $15,000 before Musk came

Pay your 8 usd. It is your fair share. Or you no longer aboard with “your fair share”

Troll Bot

Or is he giving everything a value

So you guys can charge premiums but nobody else can? Your fight against Elon is short sighted Clicks today Competition tomorrow

Like BI hasn’t tried similar in the past? Axel gets how much money from US govt to spread propaganda?

Pathetic attempt at a 'gotcha' article. If Twitter doesn't make any money it won't exist very long, he didn't buy the government... yet.

Screw you Musk!

The “free features” weren’t free to all.

It isn't about the money. You know that. This is a guy that put his electric car patents on the public domain. He is driven to change the world, not get rich. He has said why he bought Twitter. He believes in the exchange of ideas. The blue checks had become an elitist symbol.

Pay your $8

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