Is the X app finally dead?

[Henrywrites]

Is Twitter/X dead or moving in that direction?​

The X app has become a place where only the account with the blue ticks get what they want in terms of post length and even audience. Do you think this is not free speech and has signalled an end to how useful the app is?

 

[Demon_skeith]

It was dead the second Elon, I don't know what I'm doing, Musk, bought the whole service. I give it a few more years before its all gone.

 

[Rey619]

You have to upgrade to get all the good features i been considering it.

 

[cpvr]

It was dead the second Elon, I don't know what I'm doing, Musk, bought the whole service. I give it a few more years before its all gone.

I agree, Twitter is going downhill quick.

For example,
Hashtags don’t work anymore either and apparently if you post links, most of your followers don’t see the posts.

• Elon Musk says a lot of us are doing it wrong when it comes to posting links on X.
• He says people should write a description in their main post, followed by the link in a reply.
• Musk says this will stop "lazy linking." If you have any idea what that even means, please let me know!

For anyone who posts links on X, it's been intuitively clear that since Elon Musk took over, posts with links don't get the same reach as they used to.

Elon Musk acknowledges something that was obvious about the new Twitter: It's no longer a good place for links

Elon Musk says a lot of us are doing it wrong when it comes to posting links on X. He calls it "lazy linking" — a term I've never heard of.

www.businessinsider.com

The platform was better when Musk wasn’t running it. You’re only able to reach a bigger audience if you’re a paid subscriber, which isn’t a good thing when it pertains to social media.

 

[Shortie]

I wouldn't say it is fully dead but it is for sure dying to an extent. Most have moved over to Bluesky and I have created an account on there myself.

 

[Henrywrites]

I agree, X is going downhill quick.

For example,
Hashtags don’t work anymore either and apparently if you post links, most of your followers don’t see the posts.

• Elon Musk says a lot of us are doing it wrong when it comes to posting links on X.
• He says people should write a description in their main post, followed by the link in a reply.
• Musk says this will stop "lazy linking." If you have any idea what that even means, please let me know!

For anyone who posts links on X, it's been intuitively clear that since Elon Musk took over, posts with links don't get the same reach as they used to.

Elon Musk acknowledges something that was obvious about the new Twitter: It's no longer a good place for links

Elon Musk says a lot of us are doing it wrong when it comes to posting links on X. He calls it "lazy linking" — a term I've never heard of.

www.businessinsider.com

The platform was better when Musk wasn’t running it. You’re only able to reach a bigger audience if you’re a paid subscriber, which isn’t a good thing when it pertains to social media.

Elon has simply made it clear that with his moves that if one doesn't have money, they shouldn't bother about subscribing, and that is what a lot of people are now getting worried about. The active users are still there, but the experience is not smooth for those who are yet to subscribe to the bluetick.

 

[Heatman]

If Elon musk keep going the way he's doing with Twitter/X, it's definitely going to die off soon, if not permanently, it's going to be to a great extent.

 

[Henrywrites]

If Elon musk keep going the way he's doing with Twitter/X, it's definitely going to die off soon, if not permanently, it's going to be to a great extent.

I am assuming same, but hopefully he's got some ideas on what he is willing to do to ensure that it does happen.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I'm not going to lie, I'm happy it's dying. I'm not a fan of Elon Musk and he really did this to himself when he had more relaxed moderation. I'm just surprised it didn't die sooner honestly.

 

[Rey619]

I'm not going to lie, I'm happy it's dying. I'm not a fan of Elon Musk and he really did this to himself when he had more relaxed moderation. I'm just surprised it didn't die sooner honestly.

i dont notice it is dying.

 

[Heatman]

I am assuming same, but hopefully he's got some ideas on what he is willing to do to ensure that it does happen.

It's going to be his loss if that happens. He knows how much he paid to acquire ownership of the social media platform.

 

[Henrywrites]

i dont notice it is dying.

A lot of users who couldn't afford to pay for the subscription are complaining that they are not really getting value for money spent. That is the worrisome part as far as I am concerned.

 

[Demon_skeith]

I read that he went and pulled a bunch of servers from one of the data centers to save costs, not sure if true, but the man is a crazy leader to have.

 

[Rey619]

I just made an X professional account for my page and it is definitely not dead.

 

[Heatman]

I read that he went and pulled a bunch of servers from one of the data centers to save costs, not sure if true, but the man is a crazy leader to have.

He's definitely a crazy man. I can't wait to see the kind of role he's going to play in the Trump led government.

 

[fdk]

I previously used Twitter a lot, but haven't used it at all other than for work purposes in the last 6 months or so. In my view, it's become so full of toxicity and hatred and so lax on moderation that it's really not a suitable place to be frequenting anymore.

 

[cpvr]

I just made an X professional account for my page and it is definitely not dead.

There used to be much more engagement, but it’s changed significantly.



The platform once displayed real-time tweets, but now the timeline is split between “For You” and “Following” tabs. You also see older tweets, sometimes from days or weeks ago. This only started happening after Musk took over.


There’s also a lot more bots on the platform than ever before.

It's going to be his loss if that happens. He knows how much he paid to acquire ownership of the social media platform.

Musk and his investors have already lost a total of $25 billion from purchasing Twitter.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/will-musk-do-for-america-what-he-did-for-twitter-heres-what-the-numbers-say-110037470.html

According to the most recent available numbers, which we’ll get to in a bit, Musk and his co-investors have lost more than $25 billion on their Twitter takeover. That’s right. More than $25,000,000,000.

How can I know that when X is a private company that doesn’t release financial results? It’s because Musk’s coinvestors include the Fidelity group of mutual funds. Fidelity, you see, is required to value its funds' holdings in X at their market value rather than at their cost because investors buy and sell mutual fund shares based on the shares’ net asset value.

According to Fidelity's financial filings, its funds' stake in X has fallen almost 80% in value since the Musk takeover. For example, Fidelity’s Contrafund (FCNTX) valued its stake at $53,469,000 when Twitter morphed into X in October of 2022 but valued that stake at only $11,383,550 as of Sept. 30, the most recent available number.

 

[Smithy]

I don't use the X app only on the web browser just advertise things that's all.

 

[fdk]

There used to be much more engagement, but it’s changed significantly.



The platform once displayed real-time tweets, but now the timeline is split between “For You” and “Following” tabs. You also see older tweets, sometimes from days or weeks ago. This only started happening after Musk took over.


There’s also a lot more bots on the platform than ever before.


Musk and his investors have already lost a total of $25 billion from purchasing Twitter.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/will-musk-do-for-america-what-he-did-for-twitter-heres-what-the-numbers-say-110037470.html

It's probably important to note that while Twitter/X's value has decreased, Musk hasn't actually "lost" that money as such, as he's never likely to sell Twitter (or is highly unlikely to) given that he will never recoup even half of what he paid for it. Maybe a moot point, but it was always a kind of spur of the moment meme purchase for Elon anyway, evidenced by the fact that he tried to back out and had to be taken to Court to go through with the deal.

 

[Rey619]

I advertise my forum on it as business page have no problems and am about to make ads soon.

 

[Henrywrites]

I advertise my forum on it as business page have no problems and am about to make ads soon.

If you are going to make ads, it can help you to get across to a larger number of people at the end of the day which can be rewarding when they join your site.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

I previously used Twitter a lot, but haven't used it at all other than for work purposes in the last 6 months or so. In my view, it's become so full of toxicity and hatred and so lax on moderation that it's really not a suitable place to be frequenting anymore.

That's a valid point about Musk's investment in X. It's likely that he'll hold onto it despite the decreased value, simply because selling it would be a significant loss. The fact that he tried to back out of the deal initially and had to be forced to follow through does suggest that it was an impulsive decision.

 

[Rey619]

If you are going to make ads, it can help you to get across to a larger number of people at the end of the day which can be rewarding when they join your site.

I have actually been getting lot more traffic there.

 

[Jason]

I will be the rebel commenter on here and say what X did was very good and Zuckerberg now kow-towing to free speech proves it.

And a lot of people are sick of a nanny state. Some also believe this nanny state is a Trojan horse to initiate genocide.

Anyway, though, I'm not supporter of hate speech or Trump's mouth but the whole WOKE thing is worse. It's all a con-job in the disguise of kindness.

 

[Aragon Burner]

Im with Jason on this... Elon was a breath of fresh air to twitter. He got rid of the left wing fact checkers and those playing political games with the platform. He cleaned house!

 

[Rey619]

Im with Jason on this... Elon was a breath of fresh air to twitter. He got rid of the left wing fact checkers and those playing political games with the platform. He cleaned house!

He did but it more professional where u can be open on it. Their Ads suck though i can never post ads on there.

 

[lens]

I will be the rebel commenter on here and say what X did was very good and Zuckerberg now kow-towing to free speech proves it.

And a lot of people are sick of a nanny state. Some also believe this nanny state is a Trojan horse to initiate genocide.

Anyway, though, I'm not supporter of hate speech or Trump's mouth but the whole WOKE thing is worse. It's all a con-job in the disguise of kindness.

I think X has suffered some setbacks mainly because of the unsatisfactory approach on policies regarding hate speech and misinformation. Many people are now staying away from the platform because of the moderators’ less strict approach compared to other social media sites' approach.

 

[Henrywrites]

I think X has suffered some setbacks mainly because of the unsatisfactory approach on policies regarding hate speech and misinformation. Many people are now staying away from the platform because of the moderators’ less strict approach compared to other social media sites' approach.

Absolutely on point! Most of the users are now not keen to stick to the platform because they get bullied a couple of times, which is sad.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

The X app has become a place where only the account with the blue ticks get what they want in terms of post length and even audience. Do you think this is not free speech and has signalled an end to how useful the app is?

That's an interesting point. What is more worrying is the minimum/maximum number of characters that can be posted. This has generated some questions on the aspects of free speech and fairness.

 

[cpvr]

Im with Jason on this... Elon was a breath of fresh air to twitter. He got rid of the left wing fact checkers and those playing political games with the platform. He cleaned house!

Well, with Reddit moderators now blocking X/Twitter links throughout Reddit, it’ll hurt Twitter in the long run, as they were likely getting a lot of free traffic from the platform.



I don’t see this move helping Twitter. It will likely cause the platform to lose traction, as more users may start leaving in droves.

Reddit sports mods, users calling for a ban on X links in posts

In response to Elon Musk's salute, sports subreddits are looking to move away from X.

mashable.com

On Tuesday, users in various Reddit sports communities — starting with r/hockey, which has 2.7M members, and spreading to individual Canadian hockey subreddits and then Premier League and NFL forums — began talking about whether it’s time to officially cut X out of their lives, with massive amounts of approval for the action from its users.

The discussions center on a mounting frustration with Musk’s leadership, including the platform’s apparent embrace of hate speech and far-right agitators, its increasingly user-hostile interface changes (such as forcing non-logged-in users to create accounts to view posts), and, of course, musk himself