Elon Musk wants to launch a function like OnlyFans for Twitter: is the subscription to watch videos coming? | After the recent purchase of the social network

After the millionaire purchase of the tycoon Elon Musk, Twitter could incorporate the function of “Paywalled Video”, similar to the one used for the content consumption by subscription of the platform onlyfans. It would be one of the entrepreneur’s strategies to become independent and generate profits outside of advertisers.

One of the recent policies in this line is the $8 monthly membership for people with verified accounts and those who want to certify the authenticity of their profile. However, regarding the tool that Musk plans to release in a few weeks, the social network team itself anticipated that could imply a “high risk” in the community.

The novelty was made known through the newspaper Washington Post, who claims to have had conversations with members of the company by email. In this back and forth employees warn “risks related to copyrighted content, creator/user trust issues, and legal compliance”. In addition, they explain that due to these problems, the function would undergo a brief internal review before launching.

It was not the businessman who came up with the proposal to allow users to create exclusive content to charge others and keep a part of the profits. He wanted to do it on Twitter too, without success, more than a year ago. But apparently Elon Musk would aim to get it out as soon as possible. In this way, the review teams of this function work with the accelerated schedule and ensure that they only have three days to provide comments on potential risks.

The Elon Musk era on Twitter

The purchase of the company by 44 billion dollars was formalized last Friday, the day that the term given by a judge to file Twitter’s complaint against Musk expired, and one of the tycoon’s first measures consisted of take Twitter off the New York Stock Exchangewith which the company is now subject to a lower level of regulation.

The next one consisted of announcing that same Friday a forthcoming “content moderation advice” which will include “diverse points of view”. “There will be no major decisions on content or reestablishment of (closed) accounts” until this council is not formally established, they assured from the company.

Critics of the tycoon’s landing on that network warned of the risk of deepening misinformation and hate speech. One of the first to go out to celebrate this Friday was the former president donald trumpfriend of Musk and tweeter blocked after the capture of the Capitol.

“The Bird is Free”Musk tweeted Thursday night in a nod to Twitter’s iconic logo, as he finalized his purchase of the company after months of uncertainty and speculation, in a process that nearly ended in court.

Elon Musk started the mass layoffs on Twitter

A week after making the purchase of Twitter official, Musk ordered the company’s offices to be closed temporarily after informing his employees the implementation of a massive layoff planin order to make “an effort to put the company on a healthy trajectory,” he said.

In the early hours of this Friday, the employees received an email in which they were asked not to come to work. “Our offices will be temporarily closed and access cards suspended. If you are in or on your way to the office, please come home.”, says the message.

Then, he explains that “in an effort to put Twitter on a healthy trajectory, we are going to begin the difficult process of reducing our workforce. The action is absolutely necessary to ensure the company’s success.” “Throughout the day, all employees will receive a message notifying them whether or not they are still within the company,” the message concludes.

Although the message does not specify the scope of the layoffs, New York Times ensures that there will be 3,738 people, approximately the amount with which the company operated in 2015. This figure represents more than half of the 7,500 employees, mainly workers from the San Francisco offices..

employee messages

Although the notifications began to arrive this Friday, some employees assured that as early as Thursday night they no longer had access to the company’s corporate accounts and other internal applications, local media reported. Those affected reported their particular situations through Twitter itself, with the hashtag #OneTeam.

One of them, Tony Haile from New York, who already defines himself in the description of the social network as “ex-Twitter”, communicated in a post: “I am also disconnected. It’s a strange day. People on both sides of the 50% aren’t sure if they’re grateful or not. What I do know is how honored I am to have spent time with wonderful people.”

Nevertheless, he wished Twitter to succeed. “I want the amazing people that are left to have the chance to reshape it and make it better than ever.. In turn, he added that now “there are a few thousand people available who can be the mitochondria of companies everywhere. Let’s find new homes for amazing people”.

Computer science Eli Schutze, meanwhile, wrote: “I got the email. I still have a job, but i stayed up last night watching hardworking, talented, caring people log off one by one and didn’t know what to say“.

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Elon Musk wants to launch a function like OnlyFans for Twitter: is the subscription to watch videos coming? | After the recent purchase of the social network