X (Twitter) to soon begin charging $1 annual subscription in order to tweet and interact.

Next move must be to charge users deleting their accounts $1. And Elon can sell your data to make more money.

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Not to sell their financial data.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    So you think Elon is making people pay for Twitter so he can sell their credit card numbers?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Yes, absolutely. It’s not just a credit-card number, it’s personal data tied to your entire Twitter history. He’ll sell your personal data to advertisers and assorted crooks who can then target you based on what you tweet, search, view, and so on.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Where's he selling credit card numbers, the dark net?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    He's not literally selling credit card numbers. If he introduces a "Pay with X" service, then Twitter has a ton of new info about purchasing habits to link with Twitter activity that will make the platform more desirable for advertisers. The $1/year is to get the payment info in there so users are more likely to choose it out of convenience. It might also reduce bot activity, which is how it's being pitched at the moment.

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