Interest in joining Twitter has plunged after surging when Elon Musk took over last year, Google data shows https://news.yahoo.com/interest-joining-twitter-plunged-surging-153304294.html Google searches for "Twitter sign up" have fallen 81% since peaking last November. Searches for deleting accounts have now returned to pre-Musk levels. But those relating to joining Twitter appear to be less common than before the acquisition. Interest in joining Twitter has plunged in the six months since Elon Musk's takeover, according to Google Trends data compiled by the web-hosting company Fasthosts. Google Trends' index for searches of "Twitter sign up" has plummeted 81% from a November peak, just weeks after the world's second-richest person took control of the social-media company. Fasthosts' report adds that searches for how to delete accounts have now returned to pre-Musk levels, but those relating to joining Twitter appear to be less common than before the acquisition. That could be because so many people have now joined Twitter — as Musk has said usage is at an all-time high, and tweeted an internal report saying it had crossed 250 million daily users for the first time. Although Fasthosts suggests it would be "idealistic" to say this is the only reason for the declining interest. "Searches being as low as they are will not be the scenario those in charge were hoping for, a sign of potentially sluggish future growth," it said. The search index for "Twitter verification" has also fallen a drastic 96% in the same period, as Musk introduced the controversial Twitter Blue subscription. It allows anybody to get the blue checkmark for $8 a month, while businesses are being asked to hand over $1,000 a month for a gold checkmark. Last week, Musk told the BBC that Twitter's finances are now "roughly breakeven" after it was looking at a $3 billion negative cash flow for the year – partly due to being saddled with debt from his takeover deal. That fiscal improvement came after Musk laid off 80% of staff, landlords sued the company for alleged non-payment of rent, bathrooms were left without toilet paper, and furniture was auctioned off. The reduced workforce has made the platform harder to keep online, with one outage happening because an employee accidentally deleted data and there was nobody left on the team responsible. Insider contacted Twitter for comment. The company responded with an automated message that didn't address the inquiry.
Another media outlet leaves Twitter. CBC ‘pausing’ Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label https://apnews.com/article/cbc-cana...nment-funded-41bfb23aaea84c65c682f52fb5c3fd59
You should watch part one of the interview he gave Carlson. Pretty good. I don't understand why you don't like him. He even addressed cutting 80% of TWTR's staff. Says he didn't need them. Twitter seems to be working fine sooo.... it looks like like he was right.
LOL ----------------------------- and let's take a look at Carlson chuckling at Twitter's layoffs. Tucker Carlson Laughs at All the Twitter Employees Elon Musk Laid Off https://www.mediaite.com/tv/tucker-carlson-laughs-at-all-the-twitter-employees-elon-musk-laid-off/
Musk doesn't seem to get that major advertisers will not place ads on a platform overrun with hate speech -- hate speech that is prevalent due to Musk's policies. Advertisers have told this to Musk every which way possible but it does not sink into his thick skull. Now back to your THC gummies and dogecoin ads... Musk tries media blitz to win back Twitter advertisers https://www.axios.com/2023/04/18/musk-twitter-advertisers-media-blitz
A year ago, Musk asked, ‘Is Twitter dying?’ He may have his answer. Twitter has been dramatically transformed under Musk and few — even among some in the billionaire’s corner — say the changes have been for the better https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/15/twitter-musk-bid-anniversary/
The momentum grows as each new day brings additional news outlets dropping Twitter. Soon the only media outlets found on Musk's Twitter 2.0 will be Russian and Chinese propaganda promoters. '“If you have prestigious mainstream resources that are known for being reliable basically setting sail and saying, ‘We’re not going to participate here anymore,’ I think inevitably users who have respect for those outlets are going to think twice about whether it’s worth checking in on Twitter,” he said.' 'The departures part of the “longer term erosion” of Twitter’s credibility and the quality of content on it.' Musk, media reach boiling point over Twitter changes https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3955259-musk-media-reach-boiling-point-over-twitter-changes/
Hey... if you buy a bloated business, layoffs come with the territory. And some of those people he laid off, from what it sounds like they were doing to our democracy, they deserve to be humiliated.